My mom says it's an American version of the French name…

Al Jolson was one of the greatest entertainers who ever lived.

— Desi Arnaz

When you talk about the world's greatest entertainer you have to say Al Jolson because there was no one like him. Only Judy Garland…

— Jack Benny

“Roland Barthes says, “That which cannot be named is a disturbance.”

— Terry Tempest Williams

“I can't die yet - I haven't seen The Jolson Story !”

— Howard Waldrop

I am a chilled-out person. But if people call me by my name, I hope they pronounce it right. I get called Baron, sometimes…

— Barun Sobti

“My last name comes after my first name, but it came before my first name, and it’ll be around after my first name dies…

— Jarod Kintz

But the fascinating and unbelievable-but-true thing about Dr. Jefferson Jeffersonis that he was not a doctor of any kind. He was just an orange…

— John Green

A coach I had in Spain, Scott Roth, he used to call me Zinger. He would yell at me all the time, 'Zinger!' It's…

— Kristaps Porzingis

When someone gives you a nickname, it means your special to that person. -Reader's Digest

— YANIE-MyPrecious

I think you can tell a great deal from a name. For me, there are certain names that I hear, and I think, 'Urgh.'…

— Katie Hopkins

“I’m Briana Fallon. Do you have a conventional first name, too, or did your parents anticipate your future academic achievements when they picked your…

— Marko Kloos

When Andrew [Ridgeley] first met my family, he heard my mom calling me "Yorgos." He just abbreviated it to Yog, and unfortunately it stuck.…

— George Michael

One night in a club in Boston, I tried the name Roger Duck. No laughs. The next night, I tried Orson Bean, putting together…

— Orson Bean

“Names I am most commonly called by telemarketers: Simone, Slain, Siobhan, Flo, Stacey, Susan, Slater, Leanne, and Slow (Yes, my parents named me "Slow".…

— Sloane Crosley

When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I…

— Lorde