These Celebrities Don't Actually Use Their Real Names

Lorde

Lorde's pseudonym is certainly the shorter version of her real name: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor. "I basically chose Lorde because I wanted a name that was really strong and had this grandeur to it. I didn't feel that my birth name was anything special. I always liked the idea of having, like, a one-named alias," she's explained.

The More You Know

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Jennifer Aniston was known as the class clown in high school.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.