Some things Ariana Grande cannot change, but 'til she tries, she'll never know.

And so the multi-hyphenate made a small request while filming her role as Glinda in Wicked and the newly released Wicked: For Good , asking to be credited as her full name Ariana Grande-Butera . (Her hyphenated last name incorporates the last names of her mother Joan Grande and father Edward Butera .)

Ariana explained her decision to not go by her stage name in the film's closing credits, revealing that it's a nod to her younger self and a reflection of how she felt making the musical.

"Technically, it's my little girl name," she said during her appearance on The Streaming Service with Justin Hill alongside costar Cynthia Erivo last November. "Technically it's little Ari's nam

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