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Name Quotes

A name carries more history than it seems.

These quotes explore names from a few sides - living with a name that carries an unusual meaning, the messy improvised way band names actually get chosen, and the pride of having your name tied to a brand you believe in. See I Am Quotes for related themes.

A lot of people don't know that: that Artist is my name.

Quotes by A Boogie wit da Hoodie

Why do you think my name is Artist? I'm an artist.

Quotes by A Boogie wit da Hoodie

I was trying to make my name just Artist in the beginning, but it was weird at first, because I wasn't an R&B singer or nothing. Not an R&B singer. I didn't do no melodic songs, none of that yet.

Quotes by A Boogie wit da Hoodie

I don't remember anybody's name. How do you think the 'dahling' thing got started?

Quotes by Zsa Zsa Gabor

Wherever I go, people recognize me, call my name, cheer me.

Quotes by Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Basically, I'd finished doing gymnastics when I was 15, 16, but I'd stayed training because I'd just sort of loved it, and I'd met a man by the name of Peter Bell - no relation - who it turns out...

Quotes by Zoe Bell

Mr. Fitzgerald, I believe that is how he spells his name, seems to believe that plagiarism begins at home.

Quotes by Zelda Fitzgerald

When you're guest-starring, it's very nice, but you're there very briefly, and it's right there in the name: You're a guest. It's very hard to get a real sense of belonging. With recurring and regular roles, at least you have...

Quotes by Zeljko Ivanek

There is but one man to whom I am willing to entrust their future and that man's name is George Bush.

Quotes by Zell Miller

I'm a rational person, and I'm not a method actor. You don't need to call me by my character's name while I'm not shooting.

Quotes by Zana Marjanovic

I wear jewellery that I never take off. I have a ring and two necklaces. I always have them on and get scared when I have to take them off for photo shoots. The ring is my mum's mum's mum's,...

Quotes by Zara Larsson

Actually, I was born Adam Zachary Orth. Zak is short for my middle name. I was never called Adam.

Quotes by Zak Orth

It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.

Quotes by Zach LaVine

I don't want to name any names, but I've worked on television shows where there's a guy writing for my generation who's, like, 60 - and it doesn't work.

Quotes by Zachary Knighton

My name is Zach Galifianakis and I hope I'm pronouncing that right. I'm named after my granddad, my middle name. My name is Zach Granddad Galifianakis.

Quotes by Zach Galifianakis

My real last name is Galifianakisburg.

Quotes by Zach Galifianakis

I would have changed my last name if being famous were my goal.

Quotes by Zach Galifianakis

I was named Margaret Yvonne. 'Margaret' because my mother was very fond of one of the derivatives of the name. She was fascinated at the time by the movie star Baby Peggy, and I suppose she wanted a Baby Peggy...

Quotes by Yvonne De Carlo

We will fight and defend my good name in the European court. We have to be strong and defend Ukraine from this authoritarianism.

Quotes by Yulia Tymoshenko

'My Name Is' by Eminem was a song that changed my life.

Quotes by Yungblud

Frequently Asked Questions

What different situations involve a 'name' in these quotes?
They range from living with a name that means something unsettling, to a joking story about how bands supposedly come up with names, to being pleased to have your name tied to a brand, to admitting you don't remember anyone's name at all.
Is there a quote about a name that carries a difficult meaning?
Yes. One quote says, "When you have a name that means scares, you have to live with that." For more, see I Am quotes.
Is there a quote joking about how bands come up with names?
Yes - one speaker jokes that they've never been in a band where someone goes, "Ah, I've got the perfect name!" - poking fun at made-up origin stories like claiming inspiration from climbing Mount Fuji and seeing "a golden dove came down." For more, see Know quotes.
Is there a quote about being proud to have your name on a brand?
Yes. One speaker says they're "very pleased to have my name associated with Bean Pole Jeans," describing it as part of "being a part of the Bean Pole family." For more, see Good quotes.
Is there a quote about not remembering names?
Yes - one speaker admits, "I don't remember anybody's name," and jokingly wonders how the "'dahling' thing got started." For more, see Life quotes.

One entry even pokes fun at forgetting names entirely and defaulting to a catch-all nickname instead. Continue browsing with Know Quotes or Good Quotes.