stage name
noun
plural stage names
: an assumed name by which a performer (such as an actor or musician) is known professionally
Plenty of aspiring actors and singers choose a stage name before heading to Hollywood. When they finally make it big, that's the name they'll see in lights instead of the one they were born with.—
Kristen Harris
Kristen HarrisBefore they were rock stars with one-word stage names, Flea and Slash knew each other as teenagers growing up in Los Angeles in the late 1970s.—Mikael Wood
Mikael WoodExamples of stage name in a Sentence
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Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, who goes by the stage name Bad Bunny, won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year on Sunday.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Feb. 2026
Lil Jon’s 27-year-old son, Nathan Smith, who performs under the stage name DJ Young Slade, has been reported missing in Georgia.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
Patterson, who raps under the stage name Keef68x, is set to have a preliminary hearing in March.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Where did Bad Bunny get his stage name?
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Feb. 2026
Lil Jon’s 27-year-old son, Nathan Smith, who performs under the stage name DJ Young Slade, has been reported missing in Georgia.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
Patterson, who raps under the stage name Keef68x, is set to have a preliminary hearing in March.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Where did Bad Bunny get his stage name?
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Stage name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20name. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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