Celebrity Names You May Not Be Familiar With

Olivia Wilde

Real name: Olivia Cockburn

It makes sense that Wilde would model her last name after novelist Oscar Wilde as she comes from a family of writers and journalists.

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Reese Witherspoon

 Real name:

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon

When she made her debut in The Man in the Moon at the age of 14, the actress made the wonderful decision to go by Reese.

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Bruno Mars

 Real name:

Peter Gene Hernandez

The cutest reason the vocalist of "That's What I Like" was given the moniker Bruno was that he was a fat infant.

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Gigi Hadid

 Real name:

Jelena Hadid

It became confusing for the teacher who had to call out our names because there was a Helena in first or second grade, the model recalled to Vogue.

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Katy Perry

 Real name:

Katheryn Hudson

In order to avoid being confused with actress Kate Hudson, the "I Kissed a Girl" singer changed her last name to that of her mother.

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Natalie Portman

 Real name:

Neta-Lee Hershlag

The actress's grandmother's maiden name is Portman.

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Demi Moore

 Real name:

Demetria Gene Guynes

She was given the name Demetria by her mother after she saw it in a shampoo commercial, according to a 2007 profile on the celebrity by The Guardian.

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