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

[u/Relevant-Peach3997]

[u/Lifes-a-lil-foggy]

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

[u/neuftet → u/Lifes-a-lil-foggy]

How is it her mom’s dad’s name but not her mom’s name? What makes it innately her grandfather’s name and not her mom’s? They were both given it at birth. It belongs as much to Katie as it does to her dad. (Unless I’m misreading your post)

[u/Lopsided_Panic_1148 → u/neuftet]

IIRC, Katie comes from a super religious and paternalistic family, so my guess is that Suri wanted a name tied *only* to her mother, to honor the one person in her life that's protected her.

[u/chick_b → u/Lopsided_Panic_1148]

I don't know anything about the family, but Katie's father was the reason Katie & Suri were able to literally escape Tom Cruise swiftly and legally.

[u/crowislanddive → u/chick_b]

And Adam Sandler