When first being introduced to Laurence Watkins, you might not immediately notice anything record-breaking about him.

That is, until you catch a glimpse of his ID and see his more than 2,000 middle names.

Laurence said he was ‘always fascinated’ by the weird and wonderful Guinness World Records people around the globe have set or tried to beat.

He explained: ‘I really wanted to be part of that scene.

‘I read the book from cover to cover to see if there was a record I could beat and the only one I had a chance at beating was adding more names than the current holder.’

After deciding to break the world record for the longest name, Laurence took recommendations from friends, family and coworkers over what new names to add.

It took him a while, and his middle names come from a wide range

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