Why Worf’s Son Alexander Rozhenko Has Human Names, Not Klingon

There’s a perfectly good reason why Alexander Rozhenko (Brian Bonsall), the son of Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn) has a human name and not a Klingon one. Alexander was introduced in the TNG episode “Reunion”, and appeared in eight episodes of TNG and two episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Worf and Alexander’s relationship was strained, as the youngster didn’t match up to his father’s idealized image of a Klingon Warrior. The boy’s human name likely exacerbated the complicated situation for Star Trek‘s favorite Klingon.