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Adele Blue Adkins
via @peopleShe's known only by her first name, but the singer's middle name, Blue (which is one of two middle names; the other one is Laurie), was almost her first name, according to Vogue UK. But in the end her parents lead with Adele.
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Kendall Nicole Jenner
via @peopleThe name Nicole is a common name. No red flags there until you find out that Kendall is named after Nicole Brown Simpson. A year and a half after the June 13, 1994, murder of O.J. Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, future model and Kardashian sister Kendall Jenner was born to Kris and Bruce Jenner. Why the middle name Nicole? Nicole Simpson was "a very special friend," Kris told People Magazine in 1996. Kris's ex-husband Robert Kardashian was O.J.'s friend and defense attorney during the murder trial. A whole lot of weird stuff going on there.
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Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland
via @peopleKiefer Sutherland's parents named their kid after a million folks they adored. Kiefer is named after his grandfather, his dad's best friend, and their favorite writer just to name a few. Kiefer was gifted so many names even he doesn't know every reason why.
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Uma Karuna Thurman
via @peopleThe star's middle name Karuna (which means compassion in Buddhism), is topped only by her own daughter's middle names: Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson. Have Thurman and Sutherland's dad been talking?
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Hugh Mungo Grant
via @peopleGrant's middle name went mostly under the radar until the 2011 phone-hacking scandal when he was forced to use his full moniker in court during testimony: Hugh John Mungo Grant. There are many wonderful things about this. First of all, the name Hugh Grant is just so normal; finding out it's actually got the spicy name "Mungo" in it is very thrilling. And secondly, it's an incredibly fun word to say. Try it.
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Elton Hercules John
via @peopleWhen it comes to making up your name (John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight), the sky is the limit – literally. So choosing the middle name of the Greek hero and son of Zeus isn't so crazy, right? Turns out, that's not where Elton's head was at … at all. According to The Biography Channel, he chose Hercules because it was the name of the horse in the British sitcom Steptoe and Son. Oh.
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Ciara Princess
via @peopleThere is not a lot of information on Ciara's middle moniker, but with a name like that, do you need to give an explanation? No, you are royalty. This middle name is great for when you tell a guy to "treat you like a princess" because, after all, it is your name.
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Kate Garry Hudson
via @peopleGuy names for girls are usually very sexy. Taylor, Brooklyn, Jordan, etc. But Garry? Not typically one of them. Hudson explained that her mom decided on the unconventional middle name after her Uncle Garry passed away just before she was born. "I like how androgynous it is," Hudson told The Daily Telegraph. "It did actually end up suiting my personality."
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Martin Hayter Short
via @people"Hey Martin, why do you have to be such a hayter?" is something we imagine he heard a lot growing up. The middle name was bestowed on behalf of his mother's maiden name. Not much to hate on about that.
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Elizabeth Stamatina Fey
via @peopleEver heard of Elizabeth Fey? Neither have we. But if the comedian hadn't decided to borrow the "Tina" part of her middle name, you would all be talking about how hilarious and wonderful that Elizabeth Fey is. Hard to imagine.
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10 Bizarre Celebrity Middle Names And The Stories Behind Them
December 1st was middle name appreciation day. We missed that holiday so let's pretend it's today! Adele Blue is such a rad name. We are surprised this isn't her full stage name. We are also shocked that Kendall Jenner is named after Nicole Brown Simpson... you know O.J. Simpson's ex wife. Sweet to honor her after her death but also a little strange considering Robert Kardashian was O.J.'s friend and defense attorney. Keep reading to see other strange and funny celeb middle names.
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