Father Quote by Alexander Downer

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

I have my real name and RJ. I've gone by RJ since I was eight, but I was named Roy after my grandfather. They…

— RJ Mitte

I was named after my paternal grandmother, my dadi. She died before I was born, which is why my parents named me Amy.

— Amyra Dastur

Jim mentioned I was an ALEC member, and that's correct.

— Don Nickles

I was Everett LeRoi Jones. My grandfather's name was Everett.

— Amiri Baraka

I'm actually named Matthew William Kearney: my middle name is named after my grandfather.

— Mat Kearney

My father didn't know his real name. My father got his name from his grandfather and he got his name from his grandfather and…

— Malcolm X

David Holdaway was my stage name. I was an actor for about eight years in the '90s. I had to change my name because…

— David Nicholls

My first name used to be Leslie. I snipped that off and put my middle name, which was Steven, in the front.

— Steven Berkoff

For one year, I was Keith Mitchell Coogan on my headshots. The next year, I was just Keith Coogan. And I have gone by…

— Keith Coogan

My father didn't know his last name. My father got his last name from his grandfather, and his grandfather got it from his grandfather…

— Malcolm X

My parents' names were Florian and Mabel Smith. My mother's maiden name was Dersam. They were of German heritage and were part of a…

— Paul Smith