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    29 Celebrity middle names that you definitely would not expect

    We will never be able to look at Jennifer Lawrence in the same way…

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    We will never be able to look at Jennifer Lawrence in the same way…

    Unusual baby name choices seem like a celebrity rite of passage these days, with A-Listers going out of their way to make sure their child’s name is a divisive talking point.

    Apple, Blue Ivy, North – and don’t even get us started on Jamie Oliver’s brood: Daisy Boo, Petal Blossom Rainbow, Buddy Bear, Poppy Honey and new arrival River Rocket.

    We don’t know why these A-listers do it, but it could be something to do with the unusual names given to them when they were born. Their stage names may sound normal but a strong celebrity theme seems to be having a very unexpected middle name.

    From Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence to Adele and Orlando Bloom, here are some of the most surprising celebrity middle names…

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    13. Jude Heyworth Law 14. Damian Watcyn Lewis 15. Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O’Malley Armstrong 16. Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham Fiennes 17. Matt Paige Damon 18. Kate Garry Hudson

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    19. Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson 20. Andrew Barron Murray 21. Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bundchen 22. Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill 23. Richard Tiffany Gere 24. Ben Géza Affleck

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    25. Uma Karuna Thurman 26. Courtney Bass Cox 27. Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley 28. Will Carroll Smith 29. Kit Catesby Harington

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    In 2021, Jenny was named as a winner on the PPA's '30 under 30' list, and was also listed as a rising star in journalism.

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