A quick but amusing observation:

In his book An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural, James Randi opens his entry on physical medium Daniel Dunglas Home with the following words, which I can only assume are there to impugn Home's credibility:

His middle name, Dunglas, was an invented affectation, obviously an attempt to dignify his name by association with Scottish royalty; it does not appear on his birth certificate.

So says James 'The Amazing' Randi (aka. Randall James Hamilton Zwinge). I presume with a straight face...