“Uncover the Bizarre Middle Names of Your Favorite Celebrities: You Won’t Believe What They Are!”
Kate Garry Hudson
First of all, it’s important that we note that Kate Hudson’s full first name is actually Kate. It’s not Katherine. it’s not Katelyn. It’s just Kate. Kate is named after her mother Goldie Hawn’s beloved uncle, who passed away just before Kate was born.
I think Garry is a pretty cute middle name for a little girl. Yeah, it’s masculine, but it isn’t too masculine. It has a nice ring to it.
Nicolas Kim Cage
Nicolas Cage was born Nicolas Kim Coppola on January 7, 1964. That’s right, Nic Cage is part of the famous Coppola family. He changed his last name because he wanted to make it in the business on his own merit.
His name change was partially inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero Luke Cage. Interestingly, Nicolas’ most recent ex-wife’s last name is Kim, so for a while there it may have looked like Nic took his wife’s last name as his middle name.
Milton Teagle “Richard” Simmons
I have no idea how the name Milton Teagle turned into the name Richard. I just now that Milton Simmons just doesn’t have the same ring to it. Milton doesn’t seem like a guy who would be jazzersizing in colorful spandex suits.
Now that I think about it, the name Richard doesn’t really scream “fun” either, but at least it’s more fun than Milton. I kind of like the middle name Teagle.
Richard Tiffany Gere
This one is a little bit of a copout. Yes Richard Gere’s middle name is Tiffany, and yes, he sheepishly revealed this fact on a British talk show as though it was embarrassing to have a female middle name, but Tiffany is actually his mother’s maiden name.
What I don’t understand is that Gere’s parents had three girls. Why not just give one of them the name Tiffany? None of them are named Tiffany.
Crispin Hellion Glover
Crispin Glover is known for playing eccentric characters on screen, such as George McFly in Back to the Future, Layne in River’s Edge, and Bobby McBurney in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.
Crispin’s middle name is Hellion. His parents named him after the Saint Crispin’s Day speech from William Shakespeare‘s play Henry V. Crispin’s father used to use the name “Hellion” as his own fake middle name because he didn’t like his real Germanic middle name, Herbert.
Hilary Erhard Duff
Yup, Hilary Duff’s middle name is Erhard. Erhard is a masculine Germanic name which is made up of the words for “honor, respect” or “army” combined with “brave” and “hardy.”
Erhard is also Hilary Duff’s father’s middle name. Hilary’s older sister, Haylie’s middle name is Katherine, which is far more normal than Erhard. I think Hilary got the short end of the stick on that one. Erhard is an okay name, but I don’t think it really suits Hilary.
Rain Joan Of Ark Phoenix
Rain Joan of Arc Phoenix (known professionally as Rain Phoenix) is an American actress, musician, and singer. She has two sisters, Liberty and Summer, and two brothers, actors Joaquin and River Phoenix. With names like that you know this entire family just had to go into show business.
Rain’s father’s last name was originally Bottom, but the whole family changed their surname to Phoenix, which is just way cooler sounding.
Jennifer Shrader Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence hasn’t talked publicly about her unusual middle name, but we can only assume that it’s a family name of some sort. I think Shrader is a pretty bomb middle name. It’a way better than something boring like Anne or Josephine. )No offense if your middle name is Anne or Josephine).
I think J-Law wears her middle name well. Somehow it really suits her, even though she doesn’t use it as her stage name.
Ciara Princess Harris
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and model Ciara was given the name Ciara Princess Harris. We have very little information as to why Ciara’s parents chose to give her the middle name Princess. I guess they just liked the name. At least they didn’t choose Princess as her first name.
The name Ciara is very pretty, though. I think it’s especially nice spelled with a “C” rather than an “S.” It’s nice with an “S’ too, though.
Mel Colmcille Gerard Gibson
First of all, Mel Gibson’s first name is just Mel. Not Melvin, not Melanie, just Mel. His name is derived from Saint Mel, a fifth-century Irish saint, and founder of Gibson’s mother’s religious district in Ireland.
His second name, Colmcille, is also the name of an Irish saint, and it’s the name of the Aughnacliffe parish in County Longford where Gibson’s mother was born. That’s a lot of names for one person.
