By Adam S. Levy - Breaking Celebrity News Staff Writer

Glee's Lea Michele, appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Wednesday, touched on a number of topics, from her real name to her New Year's Eve traditions to a brush with Babs.

The 25-year-old stunner's birth name is actually Lea Michele Sarfati, and she explained to Leno the mix-ups that led to her adopting her middle name as her last.

"I don’t use it a lot because I got Lea So-fatty, Lea So-farty at school," said Michele, who wore a sexy gold mini-dress in the appearance. “So when I was little and I went on my first audition they were like, ‘And may we have your name?’ and I was like Lea Michele -- and I’ve been Lea Michele ever since!"

Leno asked Michele, "Is that Italian?"

“It’s Sephardic, which is Spanish-Jewish," she said. "We’re from Spain, got kicked out…"

Leno joked, “Now why did you get kicked out? Was the skirt too short?"