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Martin Luther is the creator of Lutheranism. Martin Luther King was named after Martin Luther. Martin Luther King Jr. was named after his father, Martin Luther King. Nobody's name was changed.
Martin Luther King Sr wanted to change his son's name son he can be named after him. Instead of Martin Luther King Srhe named him Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr. changed his name to honor the German theologian Martin Luther, who inspired him with his teachings on equality and justice.
Martin Luther King's real name was actually Michael. He was the son of a Black preacher known at the time only as "Daddy King." In 1935, "Daddy King" was inspired to name himself after the Protestant reformer Martin Luther. He announced to his congregation that in future they were to refer to him as "Martin Luther King" and to his son as "Martin Luther King, Jr." Michael Kingremained Martin Luther King's real name right up to the time he died, as the name change was never made legal.
No, he still kept his regular name.
Martin Luther King Jr. changed his name from Michael King Jr. in 1934. The cost of this name change is not well-documented, but it typically involved a small fee for the legal process, which would have been minimal. The significant aspect of the name change was its symbolic importance, honoring the German Protestant reformer Martin Luther.
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He was born Michael Luois King, Jr. His father changed the names in 1935 to Martin Luther in honor of the German Protestant reformer.
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Martin Luther King's real name was actually Michael. He was the son of a Black preacher known at the time only as "Daddy King." In 1935, "Daddy King" was inspired to name himself after the Protestant reformer Martin Luther. He announced to his congregation that in future they were to refer to him as "Martin Luther King" and to his son as "Martin Luther King, Jr." Michael Kingremained Martin Luther King's real name right up to the time he died, as the name change was never made legal.
martin Luther king dad name was Damien