professional name
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Harry Houdini - his professional name - was born as Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025
Kolodziejzyk, who shortened his professional name to Ko at the start of his media career, is known, among other things, for co-hosting the “Tiny Meat Gang” podcast with Noel Miller.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023
The filmmaker Htun Zaw Win, better known by his professional name Wyne, was arrested last month after he returned to his apartment in Yangon after spending most of the past year on the run.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2022
The actor was born Nicholas Brendon Schultz and has a twin brother who goes by the professional name Kelly Donovan.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2021
The first was a twenty-three-year-old Toronto housewife, who said her professional name was Bambi Kramer, and advised the school to address her mail accordingly.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
