In a 2017 interview with “60 Minutes,” Lorde revealed how she chose her stage name. But first, she gave herself some props for not just choosing something that was trendy. She said, “I’m quite proud of my 16-year-old self for not messing that one up because if I’d given myself a cool, weird, hip name that I hated now that would be super annoying.” So, how did the superstar land on the name Lorde? She shared, “It was that nobility, aristocracy obsession that I had. I hit upon ‘Lord’ and loved the way it sounded, and then I was like, it would be quite cool to add an E to feminize it.”
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It’s no surprise how Lorde chose her stage name, as her fascination with the aristocracy can be witnessed in her 2021 appearance on Seth Meyers’ “Seth and Lorde Go Day Drinking.” The pair plays a game where they guess the names of notable royals based on their photos. Lorde nails it, and when Meyers holds up a photo of King Henry VIII, she says, “One of my favorite historical figures.” She enthusiastically adds, “I love his wives.”
