Editing Ken (doll) (section)

===Names===
Ken is named after [[Ruth Handler]]’s son Kenneth.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Niemann |first1=Paul J. |title=More Invention Mysteries: 52 Little-Known True Stories Behind Well-Known Inventions |date=2006 |publisher=Invention Mysteries Books |isbn=978-0-9748041-1-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tx9Zkz0XqA4C |language=en}}</ref> In the 1960s [[Random House]] books, the character's [[surname]] is given as Carson. Barbie and Ken's surnames were taken from the name of Mattel's ad agency Carson/Roberts.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rand |first1=Erica |title=Barbie's Queer Accessories |date=1995 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-1620-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wyeeHB4F6ksC |language=en}}</ref> Ken's [[middle name]] is Sean.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Carlin |first=Shannon |date=2023-07-20 |title=The History Behind Barbie's Ken |url=https://time.com/6296386/barbie-ken-history/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |language=en}}</ref>