42 Things That Were Originally Called Something Completely Different From What They're Called Today
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I'm sure you know by now that Twitter is now called X.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 29, 2023
Because I'm feeling random, let's look at 42 people and things that were also initially named something else...
1.Hannah Montana was originally named Alexis Texas.
2.Meryl Streep's real name is Mary Streep.
3.Sour Patch Kids were originally called Mars Men.
4.SpongeBob was originally called Spongeboy. They couldn't use that name because "Spongeboy" was copyrighted by a mop company.
5.Cookie Monster's legal name is Sidney.
6.Popeyes was originally named Chicken on the Run.
7.Snapchat was originally named Pictaboo.
8.Fred Durst originally considered calling Limp Bizkit Blood Fart.
9.The Powerpuff Girls were originally called the Whoopass Girls.
10.Clifford's name was originally Tiny.
11.The Spice Girls were originally named Touch.
There was also another member named Michelle Stephenson.
12.The show New Girl was originally called Chicks and Dicks.
13.The show Friends was originally called Six of One.
14.The iMac was originally supposed to be named MacMan.
15.7-Eleven stores were originally named Tote’m Stores.
The name was changed to 7-Eleven after the company changed their hours to 7 a.m.–11 p.m.
16.Nickelback's original name was Village Idiot.
17.Bumblebees were originally called humblebees.
Why? Because when they flew, they "hummed."
18.The Goo Goo Dolls' original name was the Sex Maggots.
19.Saved by the Bell started out as Good Morning, Miss Bliss.
20.Michael J. Fox's real name is Michael A. Fox.
When he tried to join the Screen Actors Guild, he found out he needed to use a middle initial because "Michael Fox" was already a member. However, he didn't like "Michael A. Fox" because it sounded like "Michael, a fox," so he went by "Michael J. Fox" as a tribute to actor Michael J. Pollard.
21.Q-tips were originally called Baby Gays. The "Q" in Q-tips stands for "quality."
22.Julianne Moore was born Julie Anne Smith.
23.John Stamos's character on Full House was originally named Adam Cochran instead of Jesse Katsopolis.
He asked to change it to reflect his Greek American heritage.
24.Tic Tacs were originally simply named Refreshing Mints.
25.Tim Allen's real name is Timothy Dick.
26.Google was originally called BackRub.
27.Mickey Mouse was originally named Mortimer.
Walt Disney's wife hated the name, so he changed it.
28.The movie Scream was originally called Scary Movie.
29.Bruno Mars's real name is Peter Gene Hernandez.
30.Chick-fil-A was originally named Dwarf Grill and later Dwarf House.
31.Not only was cotton candy invented by a dentist, but it was also originally called fairy floss.
32.7 Up was originally called Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda. It contained lithium citrate and was used as an antidepressant.
33.Buzz Lightyear was originally named Lunar Larry.
34.The peach Crayola crayon was originally called flesh.
35.Cheerios were originally called Cheerioats.
36.Oprah Winfrey was born Orpah Winfrey.
37.Eggo waffles were originally called Froffles, which is a combination of "frozen" and "waffles."
38.Lana Del Rey's birth name is Lizzy Grant.
39.Maroon 5's original name was Kara's Flowers.
40.Destiny's Child were originally called Girls Tyme.
41.Pepsi was originally called Brad's Drink.
42.And lastly, Keanu Reeves almost changed his name to Chuck Spadina because his first name was too hard to pronounce.
