1.    Carmen Electra is well known as the bombshell Baywatch babe who posed nude in Playboy. Everything about Carmen Electra screams sex appeal except her real name -Tara Leigh Patrick. Originally from Ohio, little Miss Tara Leigh probably never would’ve landed that Playboy shoot with that wholesome name.

2.    Portia de Rossi is now happily committed to Ellen DeGeneres but before she came out, she was all mixed up. In the midst of her sexual preference confusion, Amanda Lee Rogers decided to change her name to Portia de Rossi.

3.    Queen Latifah seems to be everywhere these days. She was the face of Covergirl for a while and now she’s strutting her stuff on the newest Jenny Craig commercials. Dana Elaine Owens was her parent-picked name; I’d have to agree with her that Queen Latifah is a lot more memorable.

4.    Tim McGraw is one of country music’s most successful artists. The man has taken the country world by storm – he even managed to get married to Country’s favorite southern belle, Faith Hill. Could he have done all this if he would’ve stuck with Samuel Timothy McGraw? Probably – it is country music.

5.    Before Snoop Dogg became reality television’s favorite daddy, he was known as the hip-hop world’s most notorious pothead, pimp and porn producer. Snoop Dogg definitely has a nicer ring than Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr.

6.    Stevie Wonder has been receiving oohs and ahhs about his musical talent for over 40 years. Most his success is obviously due to his enormous talent but I doubt he would have gotten very far if he kept his birth name – Steveland Hardaway Judkins.

7.    In a time where life was being lived to the fullest, folk legend Bob Dylan came into the picture and forever changed the tune of the 60’s. Born Robert Allen Zimmerman, Dylan knew that to first thing to go would be his name.

8.    And lastly, and my personal favorite, Chuck Norris. This Walker Texas Ranger martial arts master has a couple of lies under his black belt. Firstly, he's not from Texas, he's actually from Oklahoma and lastly is real name is Carlos Ray Norris, Jr. Just think of all the Chuck Norris joke possibilities!

And there you have it - 8 Great Celebrity Do-Over Names, now you don't have to feel so bad about your very own name!