John Lennon's middle name?
Julia Lennon (née Stanley) gave birth to her first child, John Winston Lennon at Liverpool Maternity Hospital during the early hours of 9 October, 1940.
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Aunt Mimi late claimed that her nephew 'was born during an air raid' but this is incorrect.
Liverpool was heavily bombed during this period - with over 4,000 deaths between September 1940 and the end of the year.But on this night the city had a rare respite from the Luftwaffe.
Name origins
The Lennon surname was the only tangible legacy of his biological father, Alfred/Fred/Freddie Lennon.
The name John came from his maternal grandfather. Winston was a patriotic tribute to Winston Churchill, who had become Britain’s Prime Minister earlier in the year.
Oh no! No Ono
After his second marriage, John officially added "Ono" as his middle name in 1969, The ceremony took place on the roof of the Apple Corps building in London.
He never officially changed his surname to Ono-Lennon.
