What's In A Name

Stephen King, whose pseudonym was Bachmann, declared Bachmann was dead of ‘cancer of the pseudonym, a rare form of schizonomia' Pen names,stage names. pseudonyms, and wedded names Aliases, sobriquets,and short nicknames Jekyll and Hydes of all sorts ofGames William Makepiece Thackerey bred noms de plumes like rabbits: Chas. Yellowplush, Key Solomons, & Folkstone Canterbury Michael Angelo Titmarsh, George Savage Fitzboodle Launcelot Wagstaffe, he could stuff a library Maurice Joseph Micklewhite turned into Michael Caine Farrokh Bulsara was Freddie Mercury Frances Ethel Gummwas famed as Judy Garland Cherilyn (Cher) , a huge personality Stevland H. Judkinswasredubbed Stevie Wonder Robert Zimmerman re-emerged as Bob Dylan Barry Pincus started life as Barry Manilow Ilynea Lydia Mironoffis now Helen Mirren Bronte Sisters, Currer, Acton, Ellis Bell Reginald Dwight became Elton H. John Georgios Panayiotou turned into George Michael Charles Dickens /Boz, a real phenomenon J.K.Rowling has several alter egos Kennilworthy Whisp, and Robert Galbraith Newt Scamander, who knows how many others! Hugh McDiarmid once was C.M.Grieve Diedrich Knickerbocker changed to Washington Irving Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was called Lewis Carroll James Leslie Mitchell renamed Lewis Grassic Gibbon Theoder Giesel / Dr Seuss joined the famous roll Mark Twain ditched the name of SamuelLanghome Clemens Saki's moniker wasHector Hugh Munro Agatha Christie shrugged off Mary Westmacott Pablo Nerudastepped out of R. Basoalto Benjamin Franklin wrote asPolly Baker, Richard Saunders, Silence Dogood, Anthony Afterwit, Alice Addertongue Think of Cassius Clay/Ali, of the boxing brotherhood Lady GaGa /Stefani Germanotta Marilyn Munro / Norma Mortenson Cary Grant was christened Archibald Leach Audrey Hepburn was also Edda Ruston Jonathan Swift was Isaac Bickerstaff Esquire Marion Robert Morrison became John Wayne Leon Trotsky was Lev Davidovich Bronshtein But after all is said and done, what's in a name?