Quote by Maya Angelou

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

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 mom raised me on her own, so I decided to take her name 'cause she was my mom and my dad.

— Kaya Scodelario

~ The names Maya, not all those other names I hear you call me everyday.. Just Maya.~

— Anonymous

The name Sissy came because my brothers called me that.

— Sissy Spacek

“Miss Martin," he said. "How on earth did you get a name like Isabella?" Just one of the many things that he'd wondered about…

— Mia Ryan

My father always defined my gender to my brothers. He'd say, 'This is your sister; you must take care of her.'

— Sandra Cisneros

What took time for my mom was getting the pronouns right and calling me by a different name. Laverne was my middle name before…

— Laverne Cox

Tori's my legal name. My niece and nephews, they all call me Aunt Ellen, because I went by my middle name years ago, before…

— Tori Amos

My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit…

— Charles Dickens

I was born to be your rival,' she [Anne] said simply. 'And you mine. We're sisters, aren't we?

— Philippa Gregory

“Are you the one named Alyse? For he calls that name in his sleep.” “No, that is his beloved sister, dead these past three…

— R.L. LaFevers Dark Triumph