Actress Katie Holmes has changed more than just her religion since she started dating Tom Cruise last year - she's now altered her first name.

Despite her strict Catholic upbringing, the former Dawson's Creek beauty converted to Scientology when she began her relationship with the Top Gun heart-throb, and will bring up their baby daughter Suri in the controversial religion. After discussing the issue with Cruise, Holmes has decided her Christian name 'Katie' sounds too young for a 27-year-old and is now known to friends and family as 'Kate'.

Cruise explains, "Katie is a young girl's name." "Her name is Kate now she's a child-bearing woman."

--I thought we could all use some pre-Cruisazy KatIE, so I chose an older pic.

Source: Teen Hollywood

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Posted by Lawren at April 28, 2006 07:12 AM | Trackbacks (1)

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So does he ever check with her about life decisions anymore? I bet their relationship is somthing along the lines of.

Tom: You WILL name the baby Suri. Your name IS now Kate.

I think she went more than head over heels for mr. heart throb but is not subordinant to him in a million ways.(which might be from the high admiration she has or that scientology brain-washes the hell outta people)

Says: Littleorangefox at April 28, 2006 07:51 AM

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