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In 1952, she married a Greek sailor by the name of Tosh Angelos. When she began her career as a nightclub singer, she took on the name, Maya Angelou, combining her childhood nickname with a form of her husband's name. Her real name is Margerite Johnson, as stated in her autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings".
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What is the name of Maya Angelou's first kid?
Maya Angelou's first child was a son named Clyde.
When did Maya Angelou change her name?
The name Maya Angelou comes from two very different sources. "Maya" is actually a nickname that her brother, Bailey Jr, used for her. "Angelou"is a variation of the last name of her first marriage, Angelos. Her birth name was Marguerite Ann Johnson.
What is Maya Angelou's full name?
Her name is Maya Johnson Angelou
Maya Angelou's middle name?
Maya middle name is Annie.
What is Maya Angelou's real name?
Maya Angelou's real name is Marguerite Johnson.
Maya angelou's real name?
Maya Angelou's birth name was Marguerite Johnson.
Is Katie Angelou related to Maya Angelou?
As I am an Angelou on my mother's side, I would love to claim the esteemed Maya as a relative. Also Katie Angelou too. But Maya's family name is a version of her married name. Maya was married briefly to a Greek guy whose name was longer and similar to Angelou and it was shortened to Angelou by Maya (I think). Many Greeks shorten their family names. My friend whose family name is Daskalopoulos became a dentist in Sydney, Australia and shortened his name to Daskal for business reasons. Maya is American but her ethnicity is black African. If Angelou is Katie's original family name and has not been shortened, then she is not related to Maya's ex-husband because Maya's ex-husband was not an Angelou. I am an Angelou descendant (my mother's family name). The Greek Angelou's originated from the island of Leros in the Dodecanese. The "ou" suffix to a family name is also used by Cypriots and I do not know of Cypriots with the Angelou family name but there may be some. There are many Cypriots in London. Perhaps Katie aquired the Angelou name through a Cypriot ancestor. On my father's side there are relatives in England but on my mother's side I am not sure. Some of the Leros Angelou's went to the USA.
Why did marguerite Johnson called as Maya Angelou?
She got it from her brother Bailey Jr. who, at a young age, would call her "Mya sister", which got shortened into "Maya". Angelou comes from her days as a Calypso dancer, where she was suggested to adopt a "distinctive" name, rather than Marguerite Johnson. The last name Angelou could've possibly been influenced by the last name of her first husband, Tosh Angelos.
What is Maya Angelou sister's name?
Maya Angelou did not have a sister. She had one brother. His name is Bailey.
Maya Angelou mothers name?
Maya angelou's mother's full name is vivian baxter jonson
What Maya angelou full name?
Her name is Maya Johnson Angelou
Why does Maya Angelou call herself Angelou?
When she was younger her stage name was angelou
