Family Quote by Kelley Armstrong

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

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

A name is important. It isn't something you drop in the litter basket or on the ground. Your name is now people know you.…

— Rita Williams-Garcia

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

— Stana Katic

We humans have had from time unknown the compulsion to name things and thus to be able to deal with them. The name we…

— Katherine Paterson

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

We don't know when our name came into being or how some distant ancestor acquired it. We don't understand our name at all, we…

— Milan Kundera

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

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

— Ali Shariati

My father chose my name, and my last name was chosen by my ancestors Thats enough, I myself choose my way

— Dr Ali Shariati

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

— Trinity Rodman

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