Best way to come up with a stage name?

Question:My name is a little, em...ugly. I'd like to come up with a stage name that flows well and that is fitting to my personality. Most things I come up with sound fake or I really don't love entirely.
What is the best way to come up with names that fit you and actually sound real?

*PLEASE don't tell me not to get a stage name, I'm not using my real names either way. If you aren't going to answer the question then DON'T REPLY.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: My name is a little, em...ugly. I'd like to come up with a stage name that flows well and that is fitting to my personality. Most things I come up with sound fake or I really don't love entirely.
What is the best way to come up with names that fit you and actually sound real?

*PLEASE don't tell me not to get a stage name, I'm not using my real names either way. If you aren't going to answer the question then DON'T REPLY.

Clucky duck is trademarked, so you cant use it, sorry

I have a good one for you :

Dea'Shaniqua

just look at a list of names. scroll through picking the ones that you like. in the end you will have a list...then start mixing and matching till you find the one!!!

good luck lady!

what are you known for?
if you smile alot, SMILEZ
or pick something you think just plains sounds cool
Lupe fiasco put the word fiasco in his name cuz he thought it sounded cool

Maybe if you take all the letters in your name and rearrange them. I've tried that before, but my name is not to flexible. Find a name you like. I've always liked the name Edward, but there's sort of a dilemma, being that I'm a girl.

raina storm
lola belle
mila blue (meela )

How about Poodle Pie Clucky Duck?

I think it's catchy and memorable.

Ok, first don't have a stage name primarily to hide your name's "ugliness". some might find it pretty. Like if it's Beatrice, just pronounce it the Italian way (Bay-ah-tree-chay)(much prettier). As to if you really want a new name, research a historical era that has special meaning to you, and get a name from such an era or place (that's my author tip of the day!). For my pen-name (I really am a writer... just, um, amateur.. for now) I use my middle name and a special relative's last maiden name, honoring myself and my family. Or, you could make up a name from something you like, by switching or interchanging the letters in the original word until it sounds cool and is meaningful and unique. Here's another bit of advice: pen-names were used often in the past to hide, say, an authors identity so he wouldn't get into trouble for a certain publication, or so he wouldn't tear away his readers from one genre because he published something else controversial in another genre. (get the hint?). Nom-de-plumes are powerful, but fun. I have two, so far. I act and write, so I DO know their importance.

That's a tough one!

I think it depends, in part, on where you want your career to go.

For instance ... Poodle Pie Clucky Duck would be awesome for a clown, but not for an Opera Singer.

Some names that would work great for stand up comedians would be terrible for a predominately dramatic actress or a pop singer.

Keeping that in mind, I think that you should create a list. First and last names that you like. Make copies and give them to your friends and ask them to vote and comment. They can help you understand if something suits you better than another. And tell them to add suggestions.

I had a similar process looking for a pen name. A good name for a mystery writer might not be so good for a romance novelist, etc.

A friend of mine ( an aspiring serious novelist )wanted her pen name to be Jade Green. Yeah, we talked her out of it :)