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
Using Glória Maria as her professional name, she made her onscreen debut in 1971, reporting on the collapse of a stretch of viaduct that killed 48 people.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023
Haigler’s claim could spark a legal debate about what constitutes a professional name in the digital age, when social media handles have become indistinguishable from real names.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023
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
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