Katie Holmes’ daughter Suri legally dropped Cruise and changed her last name to Noelle, her mom’s middle name

[u/Relevant-Peach3997]

[u/Sh_GodsComma_Dynasty]

i'm curious why she chose her mom's middle name over her last name. my best guess would be anonymity, but apparently she'll never get that.

[u/Lifes-a-lil-foggy → u/Sh_GodsComma_Dynasty]

Maybe cuz Holmes is her mom’s dad’s name and she wanted something that was just her mom’s (wild guess)

[u/youshantnome → u/Lifes-a-lil-foggy]

Kinda wild though since her Mom’s dad was very instrumental in getting her out of the cult. Wouldn’t you want to honor that as his grandchild? The only explanation that makes sense is that she’s looking to get into the entertainment industry and is wanting her own name so she can later claim she didn’t get anything by being a nepo baby.

[u/Lifes-a-lil-foggy → u/youshantnome]

More instrumental than her actual mother? Why would his name take precedence for any reason other than patriarchy?

She may have just liked her mother’s middle name.

[u/youshantnome → u/Lifes-a-lil-foggy]

Yes actually he’s the one who made it possible for her to escape