Names Quote by L.M. Montgomery

“I couldn't help but notice that he'd pronounced her name differently, like her name, and only her name, contained all the good letters.”

— Morgan Matson

But if you call me Anne, please call me Anne with an 'e'.

— Anonymous

Cordelia! stay a little. Ha! What is't thou say'st? Her voice was ever soft.

— William Shakespeare

“Io. My name is Io." She pronounced the name "eye-oh" as if there perfectly ordinary. Which was ridiculous, because no one he knew bore…

— Katie MacAlister

“My name is Anne; spelled with an e at the end." said Anne to Mrs. Thomas.”

— Budge Wilson

“[speaking of a friend named Lavendar Lewis] 'I think her parents gave her the only right and fitting name that could possibly be given…

— L.M. Montgomery

“Why does my name sound so pretty when he says it?" -Maisie”

— Ellen Wittlinger

Ryssa? How do you know her name was Ryssa? (Tory) Uh…I don’t. I just gave her a name. It seemed more polite than calling…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

“[H]e went ahead and named them without her, pulling from the spiral notebook of names they'd been collecting, putting together first and middle names…

— Sheri Holman

“Imagine the righteous dismay when Ann arrived. She got slapped with some family name—didn’t even get the extra e to ornament it a bit.”

— Gillian Flynn

“Once you start changing a name, you see, there's no reason ever to stop. One always hears one that sounds better.”

— Evelyn Waugh

At a lecture I am asked to pronounce my name three times. I try to be slow and emphatic, "Anaïs Anaïs Anaïs. You just…

— Anais Nin