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Cher Shocked to Discover Legal Name Due to Birth Certificate Mix-Up

  • Cher was surprised to find her birth certificate listed her name as "Cheryl" instead of "Cherilyn" when she applied to legally change her name.
  • The mix-up happened in 1946 when a nurse mistakenly registered her name after Cher's-mother, exhausted from labor, couldn't decide on a name.
  • Cher legally changed her name to "Cher" in 1979, dropping-her-four-surnames and simplifying her identity.