Born Quote by Thom Yorke

My name may be Thom Yorke, but only I can call me Thom Yorke.

— Thom Yorke

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

Named after my mother.

— Bonnie Raitt

My mother used to paper pictures from movie magazines on the wall of her bedroom. When I was born, she looked at those pictures…

— Loretta Lynn

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

— Kaya Scodelario

My parents named me after Uriah the Hittite, one of King David's mighty men in the Old Testament of the Bible, who was known…

— Urijah Faber

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

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

I couldn't say my own name when I was 12.

— Ken Venturi

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

I grew up being called Eamonn-Martin-Dermott-Declan because I was the youngest of the boys and Mum would go through all their names first before…

— Declan Donnelly

My name is James Edward Franco. Ted is a nickname for Edward. That's what my parents called me. I also got 'Teddy Ruxpin' a…

— James Franco