Born Quote by Madonna Ciccone

I sometimes think I was born to live up to my name. How could I be anything else but what I am having been…

— Madonna

I was named after my mother. And I guess when I started making records, Madonna Ciccone seemed too long and complicated, and I just…

— Madonna Ciccone

I'm like Madonna: I'm Ming-Na. Just my first and middle name. That's it. Pure and simple.

— Ming-Na Wen

Life is not a matter of creating a special name for ourselves, but of uncovering the name we have always had.

— Richard Rohr

The way you see yourself is important, you see. It's as if you carve yourself out of your own interpretation. And so I became…

— Philip Ridley

My name is Eva, which means 'life,' according to a book of names my mother consulted. I was born in the back room of…

— Isabel Allende

I couldn't imagine living my life with another name.

— Pete Postlethwaite

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

I couldnt imagine living my life with another name.

— Pete Postlethwaite

I kind of hate the fact that I feel like people expect you to announce what you are, and then you become it. I…

— ContraPoints

I think the name perfectly encapsulates my soul, and so I get to be myself with the safety of a different name.

— King Princess

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

— Trinity Rodman