Ability Quote by Dr Ali Shariati

My father chose my name , and my last name was chosen by my ancestors . That’s enough, I myself choose my way

— Ali Shariati

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

My last name has always been a factor. Especially before I kind of made my own way.

— Trinity Rodman

I was quite adamant that I will not change my name as it was given by my parents.

— Waheeda Rehman

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

I think my parents gave me a unique name and I have created this unique lifestyle that makes me who I am; it's a…

— 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 first name - I have no middle name - was chosen by my father, as he told me, on that solitary walk in…

— Immanuel Velikovsky

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

I am very aware of my family name. I'm very aware of the legacy that that kind of carries with it. And I think…

— Stella McCartney

I grew up without a father, who was kept a mystery to me. There was a sense of uprootedness, things being one day here…

— John Irving

My childhood name that my father gave me, my mother, my grandmother, grandfather, family and friends all call me T.I.P.

— T.I