As much as folks like to make fun of “Black” names, we here at MadameNoire can appreciate a mother’s creative approach to naming her seeds. How else can you define your offspring from the pack? In any case, this slideshow is not about the most creative first names, but the most surprising middle names of celebrities. For example, who would’ve thunk that Martin Lawrence would have such a haughty-sounding French-British name? And Ashanti…let’s just say her mom chose right when she picked a historical African tribe to name her daughter after rather than using the name she selected as her middle name. Check out other celebs with interesting and surprising middle names.

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Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence

Fitzgerald just doesn’t match his image, does it?

They come into your life, make you happy and then, just like that, it’s all over. They’re gone, leaving you alone to pick up the pieces and start all over again. No, I’m not talking about your no-good ex. It’s those TV, movie and music stars that were a regular part of your life before their limelight was up, or so you thought.

Here’s a selection of stars you probably haven’t thought about in a long time.

Kellie Shanygne Williams-Jackson

Kellie Williams is better known as Laura Winslow from the 90′s TGIF hit, Family Matters, in which she spent the majority of her time playing off the affections of Steve Urkell.

These days, Kellie is spends most of her time tending the matters of her own family. She got hitched to a guy named Hannibal Jackson in 2009 and they had their first daughter last year. Fans can ogle pictures of Jackson’s on Kellie’s Facebook page.

Since Family Matters, she’s had a handful of roles, and recently completed a lead role in a short, Aide-de-Camp.