“Uncover the Bizarre Middle Names of Your Favorite Celebrities: You Won’t Believe What They Are!”

Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods

Tiger Woods was born in 1975 to parents named Kultida and Earl Woods. Kultida is originally from Thailand, and Earl met her there when he was on a tour of duty.

Woods’ first name—Eldrick—was chosen by his mother because it began with “E” (for Earl) and ended with “K” (for Kultida). His middle name, Tont, is a traditional Thai name. He was given the nickname Tiger in honor of his father’s friend Col. Vuong Dang Phong, who had also been known as Tiger.

Courteney Bass Cox

Courteney Cox is the daughter of Richard Lewis Cox and Courteney Copeland (née Bass). Even though Cox has two older sisters, she was the lucky one who got to be named after her own mother. She also got to keep her mother’s maiden name as her middle name.

What I want to know is why both Courteney Cox and her mother insist on spelling their first name with an extra “e.”

Drew Allison Carey

I’m not sure why Drew Carey’s parents decided to give him the middle name Allison. Once upon a time, the name Allison was a boy’s name, but now it’s a name that’s mostly reserved for girls and women.

I think Drew Carey pulls off the middle name Allison pretty well. It seems like a very high class middle name. It’s a middle name a New Yorker editor would have.

Martin Hayter Short