British Quote by Susie Dent

A name is so important. A surname connects you to your past, to your family. Even a given name has meaning - why did…

— Kelley Armstrong

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

“Common people rushed to trade in their “low-born” surnames (such as Pi) for a more respected Kim or Park. This explains why such family…

— Daniel Tudor

Korean names can be a little complicated for foreigners to pick up. However, the word 'Zombie,' has an impact.

— The Korean Zombie

There's a scientific hypothesis that every person's name is a primary suggestive command that contains the entire script of their life in highly concentrated…

— Victor Pelevin

In Kenya, the family name comes last and I like to use my family name on my jersey.

— Victor Wanyama

More is required than a common last name to truly be called a family.

— Wes Fesler

My father grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., with my grandparents. In Norwegian my name is pronounced 'Yoo' but my father used to call me…

— Jo Nesbo

In more static societies, like Ireland, you can tell where a person is from by their surname, or where their grandparents are from.

— Anne Enright

Japanese people have a funny habit of abbreviating names.

— Shigeru Miyamoto

My father is Portuguese, and in Portugal, it is traditional to take your mother's maiden name as a middle name. My mum is called…

— Lucy Bronze

Growing up in Holland, I always thought my name was boring, but in the U.S., all of a sudden I have a very cool…

— Michiel Huisman