Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Shiloh was born Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt.
In May, she filed to drop “Pitt” from her last name.
The petition was granted, and now she will legally go by Shiloh Jolie.
Over the years, she’s been vocal about her strained relationship with her estranged father,Jon Voight.
2.Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Shiloh was born Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt.
In May, she filed to drop “Pitt” from her last name.
Thepetitionwas granted, and now she will legally go by Shiloh Jolie.
3.Dove Cameronwas born Chloe Celeste Hosterman.
After her father died in 2011, she legally changed her name to Dove in his honor.
On Twitter, shewrote, “My father always called me Dove.
He took his own life when I was 15.
I didn’t get to say goodbye, so I changed it in honor of him.”
4.Kelly Clarksonlegally changed hernameto Kelly Brianne after divorcingBrandon Blackstock.
5.Lisa Bonet legally changed hernameto Lilakoi Moon, though she still uses “Lisa Bonet” professionally.
Her main reason for the name change was her desire for privacy.
6.Miley Cyrus was born Destiny Hope Cyrus.
Then, in 2008, she petitioned to change hernameto Miley Ray Cyrus.
My parents thought it was my destiny to bring hope to the world, she told David Letterman.
“It is lovely.
It is a lot.
7.Fergie, born Stacy Ann Ferguson, legally changed hernameto Fergie Duhamel after marrying Josh Duhamel.
However, after they divorced, she legally changed hernameback to Stacy Ann Ferguson.
8.Back in 1978, Cher legally changed hernamefrom Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPiere Bono Allman to just Cher.
Sarkisian was her birth last name.
The last name LaPiere was added when her mother married Gilbert LaPiere and he adopted Cher.
Then, the names Bono and Allman came from her marriages to Sonny Bono and Gregg Allman.
9.Carlos and Alexa PenaVega were originally Carlos Pena and Alexa Vega.
When they got married, they legally combined their last names.
“I said, ‘Let’s see if this works.
Carlos and Alexa PenaVega.
Just one word.'”
10.Jada Pinkett Smith took on the last name Smith after marrying Will Smith in 1997.
However, she feared that taking on his name would make her seem less “independent.”
11.Macaulay Culkin was born Macaulay Carson Culkin.
12.Olivia Wilde, born Olivia Jane Cockburn, legally changed her last name to Wilde.
I always thought having a pen name was so romantic.”
13.Elton John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, legally changed his name to Elton Hercules John.
He was inspired to take the name Elton after being in a band with a saxophone player namedElton Dean.
The name John was taken fromLong John Baldrywho Elton worked with during his early days.
I didn’t particularly like being Reg Dwight.
It had too many unhappy memories.
I hated the word ‘Reg’ anyway.
It was just a horrible name.
As soon as I was Elton, it was just great.
It was like a new personality."
14.Skeet Ulrich was born Bryan Ray Trout.
The name Ulrich comes from his first stepfather, whose name is D.K.
15.Finally, Rita Wilson was born Margarita Ibrahimoff.
Then, she legally added on the last name Hanks after marrying Tom Hanks in 1988.
