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Johnny Diaz

Ariana Grande plans to change her name

Simply Ariana?

After she marries "Saturday Night Live'' cast member Pete Davidson, Ariana Grande's last name will officially be Grande-Davidson.

But in the long term, the Boca Raton, Fla., pop singer wants her name to be simply "Ariana" like other one-named artists such as Cher, Madonna and Bono.

"I feel like I'd like to eventually just be Ariana," Grande told Apple Music's Beats 1. "Isn't that sick? I feel like it's got a ring to it."

Grande and Davidson announced their engagement earlier this summer after dating for a few weeks.

On "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Aug. 16, Grande told Fallon how she met Davidson about two years ago on SNL when she was a guest host.

"I had the biggest crush in the world on him the whole time, like forever," she said. "Like my friends used to make fun of me and all that stuff."

In an interview with GQ, Davidson said he told Grande on their first date that he was going to marry her.

The pair haven't announced when they will be exchanging, "I Do." She's been busy promoting her newest album, "Sweetener" which was released Aug. 17.

She pays tribute to her fiancee on the album with the song called "Pete Davidson."

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