Admire Quote by Cyrus Broacha

Fereydun, that's my dad's name. My grandmother, my dad's mom, when she was pregnant, she was dating a man from Persia, a Persian gentleman.…

— Fred Armisen

I was named after a Muslim.

— Jabari Parker

My father's original name was Ahmed Ali Khan till he became a follower of a holy man Waris Pak and we became Warsis.

— Arshad Warsi

My son was named after my father, whose name was Ranbir Raj Kapoor.

— Rishi Kapoor

Named after my mother.

— Bonnie Raitt

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

My parents named me after Uriah the Hittite, one of King David's mighty men in the Old Testament of the Bible, who was known…

— Urijah Faber

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

My parents gave me a Mexican name. In our culture, we are named after the events of the day.

— Lupita Nyong'o

My name is Zach Galifianakis and I hope I'm pronouncing that right. I'm named after my granddad, my middle name. My name is Zach…

— Zach Galifianakis

I was named for my grandmother. It's an evil-eye name, to protect you from bad things.

— Stana Katic

I like to call myself as son of famous father and father of famous son.

— Rishi Kapoor