For most people, introductions are a fleeting formality, an exchange of names accomplished in seconds. However, for Laurence Watkins, this simple task becomes an extraordinary feat of endurance.

changed his legal name by adding more than 2,000 middle names. Two years later, Guinness World Records (GWR) gave him the ...

THE world’s longest name is championed by one New Zealand man whose entire title spans over 2,000 words and takes 20 minutes to say. Laurence Watkins, for short, fought tooth and nail to ...

(CNN) - A 60-year-old man from New Zealand is the holder of the “world’s longest name.” For everyday use, he goes by Laurence ...

A 60-year-old man from New Zealand has been re-affirmed as the holder of the world's longest name. He goes by Laurence ...

His full name, which has more than 2,200 words, takes 20 minutes to recite and fills seven pages on his birth certificate.

Meet Laurence Watkins of New Zealand, who legally added over 2,253 middle names to his own, setting a Guinness World Record for the longest personal name.

Laurence Watkins, a retiree from Auckland, New Zealand, holds the Guinness World Record for having 2,253 names on his birth ...

Laurence Watkins from New Zealand holds the world record for the longest name. He legally added 2,253 words to his name. This unusual feat led to law changes in New Zealand. While it brought him fame ...

Laurence Watkins, 60, only uses his first and last names - but his full name is actually much longer and includes some words ...

This extended name served as a diplomatic compromise, indicating its past association with Yugoslavia while acknowledging the ongoing name controversy, making it one of the longest country names ...