Summary
- Suri's name change was meant to honor her mom Katie Holmes, not just snub Tom Cruise.
- Suri values her bond with her mom over her strained relationship with her mostly absent father.
- Choosing her mother's middle name for her new last name signifies Suri's journey to establishing her own identity.
While a lot of people interpreted Tom Cruise's daughter Suri's decision to change her last name as a way to shade her father, it seems there is another, more wholesome meaning behind the name she chose for herself. The brand-new high school graduate is forging her own path, and choosing a name that fits her is part of her journey to discovering her identity.
She was listed in her graduation pamphlet as Suri Noelle, noticeably dropping her famous father's last name, but it wasn't just about snubbing her father. Suri wanted to honor her mom, Katie Holmes, with her choice and praise her for being a great mom for the past 18 years.
Tom Cruise’s Daughter Suri Picked A New Last Name To Honor Her Mom
While Suri’s relationship with Tom Cruise might be broken almost beyond repair, she and Katie Holmes seem to be closer than ever. She has apparently been a very involved and loving mom, while the actor has been mostly absent, and the now 18-year-old has chosen to honor that important bond by changing (at least socially) her last name.
The teen now goes by Suri Noelle instead of Cruise, and while most fans might not recognize the change at first sight, she chose her mother’s middle name as her new last name in a sweet display of her love for Katie Holmes.
“She is showing praise for her mother by using her middle name,” a source explained after the significant change caused waves. Allegedly, the name change was important for Suri because she “wants her own identity,” and her mom’s name is closer to who she is than her father’s.
Additionally, considering she’s 18 and will be leaving home soon, it’s the perfect opportunity for her to “start fresh at college” and “avoid the paparazzi.”
Suri announced not long ago that she would be attending Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. It will be a huge change, considering she was attending LaGuardia High School in New York City, so it makes sense for her to want to reinvent herself for this new chapter of her life while still honoring her mom, who is still such an important part of her life.
Suri Dropped Tom Cruise's Last Name For Her Graduation
The world found out about Suri's decision to change her last name after Tom Cruise's noticeable absence from his daughter's graduation ceremony. The actor missed this important milestone at the same time the young girl decided to announce she was going as Suri Noelle in her graduation pamphlet.
The next day, Tom Cruise was spotted having the time of his life at Taylor Swift's concert at Wembley Stadium, which led fans to believe that he intentionally skipped it instead of just being unable to go.
However, according to a source, the actor wants to repair their strained relationship. "Tom is feeling guilty about missing so much of her life." Tom Cruise "insists that he hasn’t completely shut Suri out of his life, and does get updates from time to time," so it's not as if they have no relationship at all, but now that she's an adult, it might be more difficult to fix the broken bond. Especially when it looks like Suri has made her choice.
