That Is NOT Your Name…! 10 Celebs Whose Government Names Were A Surprise To Us

Iggy Azalea – Amethyst Kelly

The fairly new and popular female rapper is one of the few making waves currently whose stage name is nothing near her government name. Nicki’s real name is Onika, Azealia’s name is…well, Azealia, But Iggy was actually born Amethyst (like the stone) Kelly. She took her stage name from her childhood dog surprisingly, and in an interview with Global Grind, she explained why her dog was the coolest mofo ever:

“It was my dog’s name growing up. That’s weird, right? My dead dog. He was the coolest. He was half pit and half Australian cattle dog. My dad got him when I was a baby. I had him my whole life growing up and he was this crazy dog. He would fight all the dogs in the neighborhood…He would bite people, have fights with other dogs, he got bitten by a snake so he was paralyzed, we took him to the vet, I thought he was going to die. He never died! We had to get him put down when I was 18 because his legs stopped working, but this motherf**ker would not let go. He was the coolest.”