{"id":178,"date":"2017-04-21T10:48:39","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T10:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/fastfacts\/?p=178"},"modified":"2017-04-24T16:20:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T16:20:06","slug":"names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/fastfacts\/names\/","title":{"rendered":"Real names and other name fast facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the West, the most popular male names are James and John.<\/p>\n

The most popular female name in the West is Mary.<\/p>\n

The name Wendy was first used in JM Barrie’s Peter Pan.<\/p>\n

English soldiers were called Tommies because the example name on the soldier forms was Thomas Atkins. (The example name on US forms is John Smith.) <\/p>\n

The name of the dog next to Sailor Jack on the Cracker Jack box is Bingo.<\/p>\n

Cinderella is known as Tuhkimo in Finland.<\/p>\n

The name of The Jetsons dog Astro is Tralfaz.<\/p>\n

Michael Jackson’s middle name is Joseph.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Hoffa’s middle name is, appropriately, Riddle.<\/p>\n

Trueman Capote, who wrote Breakfast at Tiffany’s, had the middle name of Stucklefuss.<\/p>\n

Rapper LL Cool J’s name is short for ‘Ladies Love Cool James’.<\/p>\n

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Bob Dylan’s real name is Robert Zimmerman.<\/p>\n

The Mongol emperor Genghis Khan’s original name was Temujin.<\/p>\n

Tiger Woods’ real first name is Eldrick. His second name is Tont.<\/p>\n

Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon. Buzz Aldrin was the second man to step on the moon in 1969.<\/p>\n

Grover Cleveland’s real first name is Stephen, Grover is his middle name.<\/p>\n

Malcolm X’s original name is Malcolm Little.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Aniston’s original name is Jennifer Anastassakis.<\/p>\n

Michael Keaton’s original name is Michael Douglas. (Michael Douglas’s real name is Michael Douglas.)<\/p>\n

Ralph Lauren’s original name is Ralph Lifshitz.<\/p>\n

Whoopi Goldberg’s real name is Caryn Elaine Johnson.<\/p>\n

Since 2005, the most popular name for baby boys born in the UK is Mohammed.<\/p>\n

It is not illegal to mispronounce “Arkansas” while in the state of Arkansas.<\/p>\n

It is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy, if your name is Mary.<\/p>\n

Elton John’s real name is Reginald Dwight. Elton comes from Elton Dean, a Bluesology sax player. John comes from Long John Baldry, founder of Blues Inc., the first electric white blues band in England.<\/p>\n

More:
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\nReal names of famous musicians<\/a>
\nBiblical names<\/a>
\nFood named after people<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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