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This is a list of notable people whose full legal name is (or was) a mononym, either by name change or by being born mononymic (e.g. Burmese, Indonesian, or Japanese royalty). Titles (e.g. Burmese honorifics) do not count against inclusion, because they are not part of the name itself.
In other cases, a person may select a single name from their polynym or adopt a mononym as a chosen name, pen name, stage name, or regnal name. A popular nickname may effectively become a mononym, in some cases adopted legally. For some historical figures, a mononym is the only name that is still known today.
Those known by nicknames both privately and professionally. Those who may be popularly, though not professionally, known by a nickname. Those who changed their name(s) due to realized change in sexual/gender identity, or other recognized gender-related reasons. Those who changed their names for religious reasons. Those who adopted a matriname:
famous people who are commonly referred to only by their first name (e.g. Adele, Beyoncé, Elvis, Madonna). famous people who are commonly referred to only by their surname (e.g. Liberace, Mantovani, Morrissey, Mozart, Shakespeare); it is quite common and regular for surnames to be used to identify historic and pop culture figures.
The word is derived from the Latin celebrity, from the adjective celeber ("famous," "celebrated"). Being a celebrity is often one of the highest degrees of notability, although the word notable is mistaken to be synonymous with the title celebrity, fame, prominence etc. As in Wikipedia, articles written about notable people doesn't necessarily ...
The top three names for girls weren’t much of a shock, as they were the same from last year: Olivia, Emma, and Amelia. Beyond the big three, the top 10 for each category presented unforeseen ...
I disagree with #2. First, throughout entire history, people were known by multiple names or adjectives if a single name wouldn't suffice. Plato the philosopher was someone else than Plato the smith. Also, the list already only lists people who are known by one name today (right?) In this time period and culture, two or more names is the norm.
The name of Fleetwood Mac’s famous hit song and a moniker of Welsh origin, belonging to the Goddess of Fertility in Celtic mythology—Rhiannon means “great queen.” Tang Ming Tung/Getty ...