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When I was born, my dad and my mom gave me names, but in Africa, when your child is born, especially close family members…

— Dikembe Mutombo

In some cultures they don't name their babies right away. They wait until they see how the child develops. Like in Dances with Wolves.…

— Paul Reiser

In Kenya, the family name comes last and I like to use my family name on my jersey.

— Victor Wanyama

I'm first generation American, and my parents were both from Nigeria. And so I always say that I'm literally an African American. So my…

— Terry Gross

I guarantee whenever I get married or have a baby, everyone is going to want to know my kid's name and I'm not going…

— Kristen Stewart

A name is so important. A surname connects you to your past, to your family. Even a given name has meaning - why did…

— Kelley Armstrong

Why would you want to just make up a middle name when the name should be coming from family and previous generations? I think…

— Artem Chigvintsev

When my daughter went to school, her last name was mine. The school insisted that her father's name be added to hers, not her…

— Mahesh Manjrekar

My father is Portuguese, and in Portugal, it is traditional to take your mother's maiden name as a middle name. My mum is called…

— Lucy Bronze

My name is very specific to my family. I'm very proud of being Nigerian. I understand that most people can't pronounce it, but that's…

— Toks Olagundoye

Since we were renamed, and now it feels like 80 percent of the African-American population has the name Washington or Jefferson or some president…

— Jordan Peele

All my kids' given names, the first names, are all from people in my life, and they have my husband's last name. And we…

— Hilaria Baldwin