Bible Quote by Urijah Faber

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

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

— Stana Katic

Named after my mother.

— Bonnie Raitt

My first name - I have no middle name - was chosen by my father, as he told me, on that solitary walk in…

— Immanuel Velikovsky

I have a strange situation as far as my name is concerned, because of course, what should my name really be? Is it my…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

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

When I was born, my mother didn't know what to name me. Eventually she named me after Thom Yorke.

— Thom Yorke

It’s a good thing my parents named me Jon because that’s what everyone calls me.

— Jon Foreman

I was named after a Muslim.

— Jabari Parker

I am much closer to the Butler side of the family, which is on mother's side, from where I get my middle name. My…

— Jason Butler Harner

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

— Trinity Rodman

I was named after the great emperor Cyrus as my father, Farokh Broacha, was a great admirer of the Persian emperor. Continuing the tradition,…

— Cyrus Broacha