Why Sean Combs Changed His Name Twice (And What It Means) - ShotBlog Snap

Sarah Jenkins April 16, 2026
Sean Combs Biography

25 Years Ago, Sean Combs Requested to Change His Stage Name to P. Diddy on MTV

But there was a time when Sean Combs was a top figure in the music industry. Actually, come to think of — 25 years ago to this day, the controversial artist, now 56, was also in hot water with the U.S ...

Sean (written "Seán" or "Séan" in Irish) is a Hibernization of the English name "John"; that is, it's a transliteration of "John" into a form which can be pronounced in Irish and written with the Irish alphabet (which nowadays is simply a version of the Roman alphabet).

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