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Need help with English Name system

Massive-Lettuce-1630
Hello. English is not my first language and can't quite find the right answer so I'm asking here. How do I use name in title or credits like this, let me explain In movies and stuff we see names like lets say - Brad "Bruceee" Robinson In that case I often see that, Brad is the real first name and Robinson real last name and Bruceee is the stagename or something. But what to use or what should I use if I have a stage name like, - Robert Ronnie, but my real name is Robert John How should I use it in that case? Is it going to be like, Robert "Ronnie" John or Robert "Robert Ronnie" John. I am very confused. Can somebody please answer? Thank you.

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FernDulcet•
When you see a name in quotation marks in credits on movies or television shows, it indicates a nickname. So, you might see something like, Bruce “Stretch” MacGillvary, and that means while the first name is officially Bruce, everyone calls him Stretch. Btw, “Stretch” is a traditional (now old-fashioned) nickname given to tall folks!
JenniferJuniper6•
Well, if you are using a stage name, you would probably just use that. Legally, Robert Ronnie a/k/a Robert John. Aka stands for also known as.
impromptu_moniker•
If it’s a stage name you would just use the stage name as if it’s their real name. If you’re referencing both, usually you would use one and then parenthetically reference the other name with something like “also known as (a.k.a.)”. If it’s a past name (such as a woman’s birth name before a marriage change) you can use “formerly” or “born” or you want be really fancy “neé” (which is French for “born”). Ex: Nicolas Kim Coppola (aka Nicolas Cage) If you’re specifically referring to a former stage name that someone may have used earlier before they became established, you may use “credited as”.
SnooDonuts6494•
The most common would be, Robert "Ronnie" John. The scare-quotes generally denote the portion that is not *actually* part of their given name. However, it's usually a matter of personal preference.
BrockSamsonLikesButt•
A stage name replaces your whole name (in professional contexts), whereas a nickname only replaces your given name. So if your name is Robert John, Robert’s your given name, John is your last name, and your nickname may be Bob, while your stage name is Robert Ronnie. No quotation marks. For example, Lady Gaga’s parents named her Stefani Germanotta. She started using Lady Gaga as her stage name later on. Among friends and family, her nickname is Stef. Nicknames are very commonly just shortened versions of people’s real names. But sometimes, they’re completely different. And sometimes, a person’s nickname is used so frequently that other people might not even know their real name, and wouldn’t recognize it if they encountered it. Only in these exceptional cases do we need to use quotation marks. Some examples: Wilt “The Stilt” Chamberlain, James “Rollo” Tommasi, George “Larry” Waller (whose real name is George Lawrence Waller, but no one ever calls him George; Larry is a nickname for Lawrence).
iamcarlgauss•
If the name is your middle name, a derivative of your first name or your middle name, or just something you have always been known as, it's totally fine to just list that by itself. It's really up to you. Some examples: Emma Stone is really Emily Jean Stone Paul McCartney is really James Paul McCartney. Matt Damon is really Matthew Damon. Brad Pitt is really William Bradley Pitt. Choosing to include your full legal first name is a completely personal choice.