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title: "6 Strange Names Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Strange Names quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Strange Names sayings and thoughts."
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> [I have a sister and her name is Mimsy, like from 'Alice in Wonderland,' so we've got some strange names in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brie-larson/i-have-a-sister-and-her-name-is-mimsy-like-from-alice-in-wonderland/)

[Brie Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brie-larson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f19/brie-larson-9823_family_i-have-a-sister-and-her-name-is-mimsy-li_243139.jpg)

> [“The labels on the little bottles and boxes do not tell you which one is the sleeping pill. Instead they have names,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-murray/the-labels-on-the-little-bottles-and-boxes-do-not-tell-you-which-one/)

[Paul Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-murray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/561/paul-murray-12593_history_the-labels-on-the-little-bottles-and-box_604918.jpg)

> [People make a lot of fuss about my kids having such supposedly 'strange names', but the fact is that no matter what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zappa/people-make-a-lot-of-fuss-about-my-kids-having-such-supposedly/)

[Frank Zappa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zappa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/250/frank-zappa-702_facts_people-make-a-lot-of-fuss-about-my-kids_699124.jpg)

> [“Others with names like myths, names like puzzles, names we had never heard before: Virgilio, Balamugunthan, Faheem, Abdulrahman, Aziz, Baako, Dae-Hyun, Ousmane,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noviolet-bulawayo/others-with-names-like-myths-names-like-puzzles-names-we-had-never/)

[NoViolet Bulawayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noviolet-bulawayo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/015/noviolet-bulawayo-12666_sri-lanka_others-with-names-like-myths-names-like_798617.jpg)

> [I got into a lot of fights, but it wasn't because of my name. Being from the neighborhood with a name like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chauncey-billups/i-got-into-a-lot-of-fights-but-it-wasn-t-because-of-my-name-being/)

[Chauncey Billups](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chauncey-billups/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bec/chauncey-billups-11606_being_i-got-into-a-lot-of-fights-but-it-wasn-t_843098.jpg)

> [They certainly give very strange names to diseases.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/plato/they-certainly-give-very-strange-names-to-diseases/)

[Plato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/plato/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/317/plato-103_diseases_they-certainly-give-very-strange-names-t_1174637.jpg)

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