From TMZ:
Frank Ocean has made a drastic decision to legally change his name … but fear not … it’s not a Prince-esque symbol.
Ocean — whose real name is Christopher Edwin Breaux — filed legal docs to officially change his name to Frank Ocean.
To make it official … Frank has to plaster his intentions in a newspaper on 4 separate occasions — once a week, 4 weeks in a row. The idea is that if he’s using the name to defraud someone, potential victims can come forward and object in court.