Beyonceis a name that is known all over the globe, but how many fans know its origins?
Instead, she looked to her own family tree.
“It’s my maiden name.
I wanted my name to be Linda Smith because those were the cool names.”
The name Beyonce is not a common one.
In fact, it’s so rare that even many of Knowles-Lawson’s siblings don’t bear the name.
Knowles-Lawson explained that the family name ended up being spelled in different ways on various birth certificates.
“I think me and my brother Skip were the only two that had B-E-Y-O-N-C-E,” she said.
Other members of the family spell the name Beyince.
Beyonce has made the name famous
Knowles-Lawson explained the discrepancy.
“I was like, ‘Why is my brother’s name spelled B-E-Y-I-N-C-E?
You know, it’s all these different spellings.’
“And she said, ‘I did one time,'” said Knowles-Lawson.
Naming her daughter Beyonce insured that Knowles-Lawson’s family name will live on.
As noted by baby name websiteNameberry, the rare name has even caught on with other parents.
Since Beyonce’s rise to fame, hundreds of babies have been given the moniker.
