What is Tiger Woods real name?

Tiger's parents gave him the name Eldrick Tont Woods.

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  • Eldrick ‘Tiger’ Woods is the only child from the union of Earl and Kultida Woods. He has three half siblings.
  • Kultida chose the name Eldrick as it began with the letter E (from Earl) and finished with the letter K (from Kultida).
  • Tont, his middle name, is a traditional Thai name.
  • The Tiger moniker was given to Eldrick by his father – named after his friend Col. Vuong Dang Phong, also known as Tiger.

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