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Help[Opinions] Stage Name
The name "Scarlett Ray" is already taken by another SAG-AFTRA actor. Thus, I am required to choose something else. I'm thinking "Scarlett Han Ray", to honor my asian heritage. Thoughts/suggestions?
(I am very open to criticism, but please be kind about your opinion.)
(I am very open to criticism, but please be kind about your opinion.)
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Hmm... maybe you can Starlette instead of Scarlette and with a different middle name?
Starlette Honor/Honour (because it sounds like Han-ray)
Starlette Chen Mei (I don't know what is your exact ethnicity but I assume you are East Asian, They are very Asian sounding in my opinion)
Starlette Lynn (again a name you could honor your Asian heritage with)
Starlette Honey (again with a similar-sounding middle name)
(I saw you mentioned that you want something that doesn't sound too similar to someone else's stage name, that you want to blend the middle names, or that you want something that could honor your Asian heritage)
Starlette Honor/Honour (because it sounds like Han-ray)
Starlette Chen Mei (I don't know what is your exact ethnicity but I assume you are East Asian, They are very Asian sounding in my opinion)
Starlette Lynn (again a name you could honor your Asian heritage with)
Starlette Honey (again with a similar-sounding middle name)
(I saw you mentioned that you want something that doesn't sound too similar to someone else's stage name, that you want to blend the middle names, or that you want something that could honor your Asian heritage)
This message was edited 1/3/2025, 12:11 AM
Thank you for all these suggestions! The SAG-AFTRA rules say "the same or anything too similar" is not allowed, mainly due to crediting/royalties issues. I can look into different spellings.
Scarlett Han Ray is too close. What about Han Scarlett? Or even Hannah Scarlett?
I do like it, and I think it looks nice written out! The only thing is saying it out loud, personally Han and Ray start to blend into one word. But I really don’t think that’s a dealbreaker!
You could always choose a new surname, that's pretty common. Or make Ray your middle name.
Agree with this
It's fine, though it definitely doesn't roll of the tongue the way plain Scarlett Ray does. You could also just use your middle name or middle initial, if you have one; Vanessa L. Williams does that now since there's another actress named Vanessa Williams.
I think it’s lovely, Scarlett used to be my favorite name(and I still like it).