Vince Vaughn on his family’s obsession with the initials “VV”

Vince Vaughn has revealed he was given the name “Vincent” because his mum liked the initials “VV” - REALLY liked the initials.

The Fred Claus star told Parade magazine recently: “My dad’s name is Vernon and my mom liked the initials, VV. My sisters and I got named Victoria, Valerie and Vincent so we’d be VV’s, too.”

“But, then when you start getting pets’ names that start with a ‘v,’ it’s a little embarrassing. When you are Vince Vaughn, and you go out to scream for ‘Viking’ the dog to come home, that’s a little much.”

“Then, Mom started looking in a dictionary for names and we ended up with a female Chihuahua, named Vanadis after some mythological goddess. So Victoria, Valerie and Vince were out playing with Vanadis. When I finally got a dog, I named him Rowdy. I had to break the chain.”