If you could spend your days hanging out with friends and family in a super mellow, stress-free state, as cute as can be but with a name that makes you sound fiercer than you really are, wouldn't life be perfect?

We all know that many celebs change their names for various reasons – whether it's a creative choice, or something more practical like their given name is already registered with the Screen Actor's Guild, or they want to distinguish themselves from their famous family (ehem Nic Cage...UH, COPPOLA). But sometimes their name choices sound like they'd be better suited for pets rather than for themselves.

Here are 11 celebrities who should hand over their stage names now.

"Sure diamonds are nice, but let's get real about the best friend thing. Can a necklace lick your face and fetch the newspaper? Didn't think so..."

We thought human beings were the only animals capable of total dickery. These animal d-bags proved us wrong.