With a name like Prema LaNay (pronounced Pree-muh Luh-nay) there’s not much you can grow up and be, other than a star. Really, can you imagine writing that on a job application or signing it on doctor’s prescription?

“As a kid, I didn’t hate my name, but it was odd introducing myself to people,” admits the Atlanta-based performer whose first name means “the loved” in Indian and middle means “awakening” in Hawaiian. “It wasn’t until I got older that I understood the…