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
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These days, in addition to his involvement with BTS, SUGA performs as a solo rapper under the alias Agust D, which is a play on his stage name and a reference to his hometown.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Queen Cora, the stage name of drummer Cora Coleman-Denham, whose career includes playing the drums for both Prince and Beyoncé for their Super Bowl halftime performances, hosted the TEC Awards.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
Clearly Keery chose a stage name and kept his music and acting careers separate for a reason, so his signature song becoming synonymous with the final season of an era-defining series probably wasn’t his intention.
—Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2026
Min Yoongi, who uses the stage name Suga, was the last of the members to complete his service, discharged in June 2025.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
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Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Queen Cora, the stage name of drummer Cora Coleman-Denham, whose career includes playing the drums for both Prince and Beyoncé for their Super Bowl halftime performances, hosted the TEC Awards.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
Clearly Keery chose a stage name and kept his music and acting careers separate for a reason, so his signature song becoming synonymous with the final season of an era-defining series probably wasn’t his intention.
—Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2026
Min Yoongi, who uses the stage name Suga, was the last of the members to complete his service, discharged in June 2025.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stage name
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“Stage name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20name. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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