Auntie Quote by T-Bone Walker

My childhood name that my father gave me, my mother, my grandmother, grandfather, family and friends all call me T.I.P.

— T.I

My father used to call me 'bird bones' and, well, the name fits.

— Chuck Palahniuk

My name is Mankiller, and in the old Cherokee Nation, when we lived here in the Southeast, we lived in semi-autonomous villages, and there…

— Wilma Mankiller

I got the nickname T-Rex when I was 11 years old. Back when I was younger, I was very skinny and I had short…

— Claressa Shields

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

My grandma's name was Bernice Salmon - like the fish. When I was growing up, she was my rock. My mom was as well,…

— Jade Cargill

Named after my mother.

— Bonnie Raitt

My friends called me 'Squirmin' Sherman' because I was so disgusting, of course.

— Sarah Sherman

I was named for my grandmother. It's an evil-eye name, to protect you from bad things.

— Stana Katic

My family has always called me 'Lay Lay,' and my dad used to always call me 'Dynamite Termite' because I was really short and…

— Lacey Chabert

My mom, God rest her soul - she liked nicknames. In the womb she named me Skip. There was another black guy in Piedmont,…

— Henry Louis Gates

My parents gave me a Mexican name. In our culture, we are named after the events of the day.

— Lupita Nyong'o