Okay, so the other day, I was just relaxing, maybe watching some sports highlights, you know? And Tiger Woods popped up. It suddenly hit me – I’ve heard the name ‘Tiger’ forever, but is that his actual birth name? It sounds cool, maybe a bit like a nickname someone gets.
So, my curiosity got the better of me. I grabbed my phone, wasn’t doing much else anyway. I opened up a search engine, just the usual one I use.
I thought for a second about what to type. Something simple should do it. I typed in something like “what is tiger woods real name”. Pretty straightforward stuff.
Hit enter and bam, the results came up pretty much instantly. Lots of articles and quick facts appeared right at the top.
Finding the Name
And right there, clear as day, I saw it. His given name isn’t actually Tiger. It’s quite different.
- First name: Eldrick
- Middle name: Tont
- Last name: Woods
So, Eldrick Tont Woods. That’s his full name. I learned that ‘Tiger’ was actually a nickname his father gave him, in honor of a Vietnamese soldier friend who had the same nickname.
It was pretty interesting, just one of those little facts you stumble upon. Spent a few minutes reading a bit more about it. It’s funny how you hear a name so often you just assume that’s the whole story. Just goes to show, there’s often more behind the names we know.
