From shortened last names to childhood nicknames that stuck, celebrities like Reese Witherspoon, Rihanna, Keke Palmer, Lily ...

A woman says she and her in-laws are split on a baby name — because she wants the baby's last name to be hyphenated and include hers and her husband's Worried that her in-laws would get upset about ...

"My husband is fully on board — his family isn’t," she writes on Reddit Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for three years. Her work has previously ...

Job candidates with names that sound smooth and soft may have a surprising edge in the hiring process, according to a new study that explored how sound symbolism leads to hiring biases. Researchers at ...

Markle or Sussex? Meghan Markle finally set the record straight about her last name in August 2025. A clip from her Netflix lifestyle show, With Love, Meghan, went viral in March 2025 when she ...

Everyone has been mispronouncing Denzel Washington’s name — all thanks to his mom. The actor spoke to Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday about the moniker’s correct pronunciation as they discussed all the NFL ...

Future Jr. Ciara’s 11-year-old son, whom she shares with rapper Future, now reportedly also carries the last name Wilson. Ciara and Russell Wilson made a big step in their blended family. After the ...

Ciara's 11-year-old son from her relationship with Future now officially has Russell Wilson's last name, too. As reported by TMZ, sources close to Ciara and Russell confirmed that a few years ago, the ...

Ciara Wilson has legally added her husband Russell Wilson's last name to her eldest son, Future Zahir's, name, reflecting Russell's significant role as a stepfather. This decision, years in the making ...

Ciara’s son Future Zahir is officially Future Zahir Wilson. The singer has added her husband of nine years and New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson’s name to the moniker of her 11-year-old son, ...

Denzel Washington set the record straight regarding the correct pronunciation of his first name. During an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the 70-year-old actor, born Denzel Hayes Washington Jr., ...