The Story Behind Suki Waterhouse's Unique Name (& Why She Changed It)

While Suki Waterhouse is the name she goes by in her public life, for the most part, that isn't the whole story when it comes to the star's name. As the "Daisy Jones & The Six" actor toldInto the Gloss, "I've always been called 'Suki,' but my actual first name is Alice." Based on data

While Suki Waterhouse is the name she goes by in her public life, for the most part, that isn't the whole story when it comes to the star's name. As the "Daisy Jones & The Six" actor told Into the Gloss, "I've always been called 'Suki,' but my actual first name is Alice." Based on data from the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics on the Top 100 most popular baby names in England and Wales, Alice was the 18th most popular baby name for girls born in 1994, the year closest to Waterhouse's birth year of 1992.

For Into the Gloss, Waterhouse added that she has been referred to by her legal first name on occasion. "My boyfriend started calling me Alice because I told him that that was my name when we first met, and I called him something else, too. It was just something fun, but then I stopped and he didn't, so he introduced me to everyone as Alice. It confuses people sometimes." Entertainingly, she also mentioned that her name has caused confusion due to the popularity of the fantasy television series "True Blood." She said, "You know, on True Blood the character's name is Sookie Stackhouse, and my name is Suki Waterhouse. So, I get people saying, 'Oh, I thought we were meeting the girl from True Blood.'" She laughed before adding, "It's nice having a more traditional name as an option — I can be Alice or I can be Suki."

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