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Zendaya’s Last Name And All The History Behind It
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When Zendaya was just 12 years old, her professional life began. Before performing on Disney Channel and participating in music videos, she was a model. 2011 saw the release of her debut song, and 2012 saw the release of her debut motion picture. She is now well-known worldwide thanks to her roles in popular films and television shows including ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ and ‘Euphoria.’

As a rising superstar who stays in news for her brilliant performances along with her personal life. The 26-year-old actress has been dating actor Tom Holland for quite some time now and fans love to keep up with the Spidey couple. A lot of fans are also curious about Zendaya’s last name as not many know that she has one, let alone know what it is.

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Zendaya’s Last Name And All The History Behind It

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Believe it or not, the 26-year-old former Disney Channel star does have a last name. She was the lone child of Claire Marie Stoermer and Kazembe Ajamu, who reclaimed his African name after he was born Samuel David Coleman. Her full name is Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman. But Zendaya has always been her exclusive stage name. The actress explained to Allure in December 2016 that she simply preferred the sound of the one-word stage name when asked why she decided to eliminate her last name. “I [dropped my last name because I] just thought it was cool, like Cher or Prince,” she explained. Later in a conversation with Teen Vogue about the pronunciation of her name she said, “I think a lot of people see my name and think it’s more fancy than it is. They think Zendaya like papaya. It’s just day.”

Even though Zendaya dropped the rest of her name, she still values her name’s rich history and the magnificent and distinctive heritage of her family. “I have my African first name, I have a middle name that is my mom’s middle name, which is French, but we did it African spelling, so it’s literally me in a name,” she revealed to Us Weekly. “And then you have Stoermer, and then you have Coleman. I literally have, like, a timeline in history in my name.” Zendaya’s full name combines components from both of her continents of origin, Africa and Germany.

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Zendaya Makes History At Emmys 2022

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She won her second award for ‘Euphoria’, making her the youngest main actress to win the Outstanding Actress in Drama Series award twice. Zendaya is the first Black woman and the youngest actress to ever win two Emmys for lead acting in a drama series at the age of 26. In addition, if ‘Euphoria’ would have won the award for Outstanding Drama Series, Zendaya, who is an executive producer on the program, could have held the record for being the youngest producer winner. She was also nominated twice this year for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics because she co-wrote the lyrics of Euphoria’s tunes ‘Elliot’s Song’ and ‘I’m Tired.’

For her major role in ‘Euphoria’, Zendaya won her first Emmy in 2020, breaking the previous record for the youngest Drama Actress. The actress outperformed other Emmy nominees this year, including Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh from ‘Killing Eve’, Laura Linney from ‘Ozark’, Melanie Lynskey from ‘Yellowjackets’, and Reese Witherspoon from ‘The Morning Show.’

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The actress’s official name is Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman: “All those names refer to my origins,” Zendaya said in an interview with Allure.

“My first name is Afrikaans, followed by ‘Maree’. That’s also my French mother’s middle name, but it was written in the Afrikaans way. Then you have Stoermer, my mother’s surname, and finally Coleman, my father’s name.”

Her father eventually changed his name back to African Ajamu because it made him feel better.

But despite the beautiful references to her origins and family, the actress resolutely opts for Zendaya: “I think a stage name that consists of one word sounds better. Just look at Cher or Prince.”

Although she understands that her name is often mispronounced, so she pointed out the correct pronunciation of her name: “It’s Zen-DAY-uh and not Zen-DIE-uh.”

Surely, you must have heard of Zendaya, the young star that is quickly becoming a favorite for almost everyone not only because f her talent in acting but also her incredible fashion style, and her charming ways when talking to everyone.

The actress has become a widely known person because of her work in Dune, Malcolm & Marie, but. But her most prominent credits are her role in Marvel movies where in the Spider-Man movies she plays MJ or in HBO's show Euphoria as Rue Bennett.

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We know so many things about her, like for example, that she has a relationship with SpiderMan co-star Tom Holland and that she prefers to not comment on her private life. But what most people often wonder is why does Zendaya not use her last name?

Many Hollywood stars change their name completely, in order to have a stage name and sound more interesting, or in rare cases, some actors are already named like that. (Like Michael Keaton whose real name is Michael Douglas)

Zendaya decided to use her real name but not use her last name. The reason? A very simple one. She wanted to look cool. Zendaya's full name is Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, but in an interview with Allure Magazine, the Euphoria star revealed why she dropped her surname.

According to the actress, using only one name sounds perfect. “I dropped my last name because I just thought it was cool, like Cher or Prince,' she said to the outlet.

However, do not let her fool you, since she also revealed that her complete name, has a lot of heritage. In an interview with Hollywood Reporter, she explained her roots “I have my African first name. I have a middle name, that is [my mom’s] middle name which is French, but we did an African spelling. So, it’s literally me in a name,” she says. “And then you have Stoermer, and then you have Coleman. I literally have a timeline in history in my name.”

According to the actress, her first name was inspired by a word in the Shona language that means "to give thanks" but her parents added a unique twist to it." It started off as Jendaya or something like that, and my dad has a thing for Z's and zen, very nice and calm, and so ... he helped name me Zendaya," she explained. "So it was a collection of both of my parents and their creative ideas."

Published: 04:37 AEDT, 14 December 2016 | Updated: 06:46 AEDT, 14 December 2016

Her full name is Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman.

But the 20-year-old goes by just Zendaya.

And in the January issue of Allure magazine, the Spider-Man: Homecoming actress explained why. 'I [dropped my last name because I] just thought it was cool, like Cher or Prince,' she said.

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The Disney star - who played the role of Rocky Blue in the program Shake It Up alongside Bella Thorne - went on to discuss her 'humble beginnings.'

She divulged that everything in her life has been 'a climb' for her, and she has had to work hard to be successful, although her upbringing has made her appreciate 'everything' a lot more.

She explained, 'Everything has been a climb. And I've been able to take my family and friends with me. I came from humble beginnings.

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'I've never had a pool before,' she said, making a grand, sweeping gesture with her arm that takes in the newly planted baby palm trees and all of the unfurnished rooms inside.

'I've never lived in a house this beautiful. I appreciate everything so much more because everything I have has been worked for.'

And Zendaya - who has been cast in the forthcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming opposite Tom Holland - revealed she doesn't want to get to a point in her career where she no longer enjoys what she does.

Achieving her goals: The star went on to reveal that she wants to 'impress' people with her acting skills and her achievements

'I waited and waited for the right part, and now I get to be in Spider-Man.

'It's OK to be focused, but I can't get to a point where I don't like what I'm doing. It's got to be fun and creative and good,' confessed the actress.

The star went on to reveal that she wants to 'impress' people with her acting skills and her achievements.

'I want people to be impressed,' she told the magazine.