Macaulay Culkin’s name is now absolutely baffling after he legally changed it

People are only just remembering that Macaulay Culkin changed his name.

Although it's not really that new, but it's certainly very confusing.

Promising to go with the majority vote, Culkin soon revealed his 'favourite five' from the 'hundreds of suggestions' that had been sent in.

And the favourite suggestions were: Publicity Stunt, TheMcRibIsBack, Kieran, Shark Week and Macaulay Culkin.

Yes, people indeed suggested Macaulay Culkin for Macaulay Culkin's middle name.

With the voting open until Christmas Eve of that year, the actor reflected: "Sure, I might have gold plated watercraft, and chrome plated invisibility cloaks, but all I want for Christmas is a new middle name. And then you can be all 'Oh, you got your wife a beautiful portrait of your family? Well, I chose Macaulay Culkin’s Middle Name.' And they will cry and cry.

"Don’t be the kind of person who cries on Christmas. Be the kind of person that chooses my new middle name."

Of course, 'Macaulay Culkin' came out on top with 60,990 votes.

"My new middle name has been chosen. You voted and the winner is clear.

"In 2019 my new legal name will be: Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin.

"It has a nice ring to it (if you like my name)."

You may have been referring to the actor as simply Macaulay Culkin this festive season, but in doing so, you are missing out half of the actor's name - which has even since been updated on Wikipedia.

One fan, who took to Twitter yesterday (26 December), was shocked to have learnt the truth several years down the line.

They wrote: "Odd things I learned this Christmas. (a) Macaulay Carson Culkin, aka Kevin-alone-at-home, is now 42 years old and changed his middle name to Macaulay Culkin, so his legal name is now Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin."

It's a mouthful, but it's the thought of Culkin seeking his fan's advice and sticking by it which counts... right?