Reading
Choosing Names
In Spanish, use this list of famous people who have changed their names to explore the relationship between names and identity.
This resource is intended for educators in the United States who are applying Spanish-language resources in the classroom.
Chosen Name | Birth Name |
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Jay-Z | Shawn Corey Carter |
Lady Gaga | Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta |
Jon Stewart | Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz |
Mark Twain | Samuel Langhorne Clemens |
Muhammad Ali | Cassius Clay |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. |
Nina Dobrev | Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva |
Jamie Foxx | Eric Marlon Bishop |
Lorde | Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor |
Charlie Sheen | Carlos Irwin Estévez |
Nicki Minaj | Onika Tanya Maraj |
Bruno Mars | Peter Gene Bayot Hernandez |
Faith Hill | Audrey Perry |
Lana Del Rey | Elizabeth Grant |
Vin Diesel | Mark Vincent |
Marilyn Monroe | Norma Jeane Mortenson |
Dr. Seuss | Theodor Geisel |
Dick Lewis Barnett | Dick Lewis Smith |
Thomas Grant | Jeff Davis |
Supporting Materials
How to Cite This Reading
Facing History & Ourselves, “Choosing Names ”, last updated Junio 17, 2017.
Using the strategies from Facing History is almost like an awakening.
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Claudia Bautista, Santa Monica, Calif