Born Quote by Lizzo

I couldn't bear to have people mispronounce my name. But the person I was was this person who was called Chloe.

— Toni Morrison

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

My friends call me 'George,' 'GM,' or 'Georgia.' But most people who know me from when I was little call me 'Georgia May.'

— Georgia May Jagger

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 mother's very proud of the name she gave me. She thought it sounded rhythmically better. It doesn't really make a difference to me…

— Holly Marie Combs

Different people call me different things. In America, people really struggle with my name, so I don't have a nickname as such. I've had…

— Sharlto Copley

OK, I have a nickname. My family calls me 'Trey' because I'm William the third. My dad has the same name, which is always…

— Bill Gates

My parents named me Carys but when my elder sister, Sian, tried to say 'tiny' it came out as Tanni and the nickname stuck.

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

Sometimes a nickname is used instead of the real name. But a nickname may offend either the one named or the parents who gave…

— Russell M. Nelson

All the women that are first born daughters in my family are named Mary, but we've all been given nicknames. I don't know how…

— Mamie Gummer

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

There are four of us, and we were all born in different cities because my dad worked all around the place. We settled in…

— Gwilym Lee