After Bomi and Jer married, they moved to Zanzibar, Tanzania, where Bomi worked as a cashier for the British government's High Court. Despite some people spelling his name 'Freddy Mercury', the icon chose to spell his stage name as Freddie Mercury. Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara on Thursday September 5th 1946 on the small spice island of Zanzibar. His father, Bomi, was a civil servant, working as a High Court cashier for the British Government. He legally changed his name to Freddie Mercury around 1970, when Queen was formed. His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, were both Parsee (Persian). Freddie Mercury's real name is Farrokh Bulsara. There is no Image of Freddie Mercury Wife because he never got married. Freddie Mercury Real Name: Freddie Mercury Real Name is Farookh Bulsara but he is known for his nick name Freddie Mercury. Freddie's sister, Kashmira… The Bulsaras had two children: son Farrokh (better known by his stage name, Freddie Mercury), and daughter Karishma, born six years later.