His christian name is Eldrick. His father, Earl Woods gave him the nickname Tiger at a young age, and he has since became known by this. The name Tiger is a nickname which Earl had given to a Vietnamese soldier he served with in the Vietnam War. Unfortunately, his friend Tiger was captured an later died in a POW camp.
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∙ 12y agoTiger's dad gave him the nickname after a Vietnamese soldier that he knew from his Army days who was also nicknamed Tiger.
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∙ 15y agoHis real name is Eldrick. His Dad called him Tiger, named after a good friend of his from the Vietnam War. The friends name was Nguyen which means Tiger.
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∙ 13y agoHe was nicknamed "Tiger" after Vuong Dang Phong, a friend of his father's
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∙ 14y agoEldrick "tiger" woods got his name to honor a man that saved his father's life "Earl Woods" in the war!!!!
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∙ 13y agoHe did not, it is a nickname.
Tiger Woods's birth name is Eldrick Tont Woods.
Eldrick "tiger" woods.
they are not the same in any way tiger woods is just a name
Tiger Woods was named Eldrick Woods, Tiger is simply a nickname.
The legendary golfer Tiger Woods' full birth name is actually Eldrick Tont Woods. His parents did not in fact name him after a Lord of the Rings character.
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His real name is: Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods.
His name is Eldrick Tont Woods
His real name is Eldrick Tont Woods
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