Before changing it, Coco Chanel’s birth name was Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel. The fashion icon changed her name to Coco when she ...

However when she was born, her birth certificate actually had a massive spelling mistake and it read Gabrielle Bonheur Chasnel - instead of her real surname that would endure to this day.

Coco Chanel, née Gabrielle Bonheur Chasnel, a vu le jour à Saumur, le 19 août 1883. À l'âge de 12 ans, suite au décès de sa mère, son père décide de les placer, elle et ses deux sœurs ...