He was apparently called ‘Puff’ to reflect his ‘huff and puff’ mood when he got upset.

In 2001, after a weapons and bribery charge, he changed his name from ‘Puff Daddy’ to ‘P.Diddy’. In 2005, he changed it again from ‘P.Diddy’ to just ‘Diddy’.

Unfortunately, he was unable to use the name Diddy in the UK where he is still known as P.Diddy.

For his non-musical interests, such as acting, he uses his real name Sean Combs or ‘Sean John’ for his clothing lines.

His birth name is Sean John Combs.

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A reader, MikeDog was kind enough to share another rapper name generator tool with us:

Rapper Name Generator

This is as good (even better) than the last name generator tool I posted.

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Here’s a nifty tool to generate rapper names: My Rap Name.

If you find yourself in a creative rut when trying to make up your rapper pseudonym, use this tool. Although honestly, if you aren’t creative enough to make a good stage name, hip hop isn’t likely the field for you.

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