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Whenever celebrities are known via a mononym, corresponding to Beyoncé, it’s comprehensible to think that they aren’t referred to via some other names. Oftentimes, these are either level names or nicknames, utilized by musicians, actors, or different celebrities. In Zendaya‘s case, not many people are aware that Zendaya is her actual name, but she does if truth be told have a surname.

What is Zendaya’s complete name?

And no, Zendaya’s name isn’t simply “Zendaya.” The 27-year-old’s complete legal name is Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman and her forename derives from the Shona name Tendai (meaning “to offer thanks”). Born to lecturers Claire Stoermer and Kazembe Ajamu Coleman, she has five older siblings. Zendaya’s father is African-American with Nigerian ancestry, whereas her mother has German and Scottish ancestry.

Interestingly, the surname “Coleman” is of Irish and English starting place. With British roots, It comes from the Old English word col, meaning “charcoal,” and was originally an occupational name for a “burner of charcoal.” As in, ‘cole’ (coal) and ‘guy’ — coal guy.

Zendaya began her occupation as a child fashion, then rose to prominence with her role as Rocky Blue within the Disney Channel series Shake It Up. She has since garnered global status for her portrayal of MJ in Marvel’s Spider-Man reboot trilogy, starring her real-life boyfriend Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man.

When asked in regards to the option to drop her last name, the actress told Allure again in December 2016 that she simply liked the sound of the one-word level name better. “I [dropped my last name because I] just concept it was cool, like Cher or Prince,” she explained. 

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