[Uriah_lost]

Can anyone tell me why it’s Van Palin? Is there some naming protocol or was it just a choice they made? I’d be willing to bet that that incongruity is what got this idiotic speculation about the child’s parentage got started.

[justlurking]

Can anyone tell me why it’s Van Palin?

The middle name Van, however, may have the most interesting origin. Gov. Palin joked with an Anchorage Daily News reporter that she and Todd have "always liked the middle name Van because, you know, growing up in the '80s, Van Palin (which rhymes with rock band Van Halen) would be a really cool name."