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

— Victor Wanyama

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

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

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

My name is an Italian name because my father is an Italian and my mother is Indian.

— Dino Morea

My roots go back to West Africa, but my last name is Kirby, which is not an African name.

— Malachi Kirby

I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.

— Kwame Nkrumah

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

Baby names are a big debate in my family. Like true Colombian and Puerto Rican families, everybody and their mother is putting their two…

— Paula Garces

“This tradition doesn't exist for Bengalis, naming a son after father or grandfather, a daughter after mother or grandmother. This sign of respect in…

— Jhumpa Lahiri