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Why is Seal (musician) called Seal? edit

Is it the animal? The wax that closes an envelope? Something else? Equinox 18:52, 18 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

According to biography.com, he was born Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel:[1] -- and the Allmusic bio states: Sealhenry Samuel:[2] (emphasis added, note "Sealhenry" as one word). Why "Sealhenry"? Perhaps its a Nigerian thing (?) —2606:A000:1126:4CA:0:98F2:CFF6:1782 (talk) 19:10, 18 September 2018 (UTC) ... the Wikipedia article should be fixed; there are plenty of other sources for "Sealhenry Samuel" including the New York Times:[3][reply]
I edited the semi-protected article, but it is "pending review". 2606:A000:1126:4CA:0:98F2:CFF6:1782 (talk) 00:28, 19 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]