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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Fiapoto — whose stage name allegedly references the gang — has been a part of Tre-4 for at least a decade, according to San Francisco police.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Brandon Curiel, who goes by the stage name Brandon Bill$, submitted a notice of settlement for the entire case, which had named DaBaby, the Zeus Network, a security company, and a bowling alley among the defendants in the legal dispute, which was scheduled to head to trial in October.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
In the show’s opening number, the entertainer changed into a pink corset with fishnets and tall black boots—the costume evocative of her stage name.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 8 June 2026
The brand first filed the trademark lawsuit in January against Wyn Wiley, who performs under the stage name Pattie Gonia.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 2 June 2026
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Brandon Curiel, who goes by the stage name Brandon Bill$, submitted a notice of settlement for the entire case, which had named DaBaby, the Zeus Network, a security company, and a bowling alley among the defendants in the legal dispute, which was scheduled to head to trial in October.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
In the show’s opening number, the entertainer changed into a pink corset with fishnets and tall black boots—the costume evocative of her stage name.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 8 June 2026
The brand first filed the trademark lawsuit in January against Wyn Wiley, who performs under the stage name Pattie Gonia.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 2 June 2026
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“Stage name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20name. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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