Dad Quote by Fred Armisen

I was named after the great emperor Cyrus as my father, Farokh Broacha, was a great admirer of the Persian emperor. Continuing the tradition,…

— Cyrus Broacha

Named after my mother.

— Bonnie Raitt

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

— Stana Katic

There is nothing in a name. My husband, Santhosh Menon, called me Navya at first, which I did not like as it was my…

— Navya Nair

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 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

The sweetest name that you can hear from your loved one is your real name.

— Inkai

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

My name is Arsenio. That's a very unique name for a black man. In Greek, it means Leroy.

— Arsenio Hall

'Frances' is a longtime family name on my dad's side. My grandfather, father, brother, and my daughter's name is Frances.

— Kate Spade

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

— Rishi Kapoor

Kazim-Richards - there's only one. You type it into Google and nothing else comes up. My first names were meant to be Colin Kazim…

— Colin Kazim-Richards