“Uncover the Bizarre Middle Names of Your Favorite Celebrities: You Won’t Believe What They Are!”
Uma Karuna Thurman
Uma Karuna Thurman’s first name literally means splendor and light in Sanskrit. It’s also an epithet of one of the Hindu goddesses. Her middle name, Karuna, means compassion or empathy in Sanskrit. Her father is a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, so that’s where all the Sanskrit came from. He lived as an ordained Buddhist monk for three years.
When Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke were marred, Hawke dedicated his book Ash Wednesday to “Karuna.”
Nicholas Caradoc Hoult
Nicholas Hoult’s middle name “Caradoc” is a Welsh name that means “the beloved one.” The name is actually pronounced more like “kerawdik.” Sometimes the names you think are weird are totally normal names in a different language.
I think Nicholas Caradoc Hoult wears his name well. His first name and his last name are pretty normal, so it’s nice that his middle name can spice things up (even though Welsh names aren’t very spicy).
