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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.

I made a name for myself as someone who is determined to swim against the stream if it's dirty.

Quotes by Yossi Sarid

I ain't want my kids to grow up and call me Thug. I don't want anybody to kind of look at me like that. So I'm gonna just use my real name.

Quotes by Young Thug

The name of a district or a commissionerate should be what the country and the world identifies it with.

Quotes by Yogi Adityanath

I think there are lot of people who do politics in the name of Dr. Lohia, but his dream has been fulfilled by PM Modi.

Quotes by Yogi Adityanath

New Age is a very small box. It was a term that was brought in by the music industry to classify music that is neither jazz, classical, pop or rock. They didn't know what to call it or what to...

Quotes by Yanni

Yancy is actually a Native-American name, but I'm Irish. Go figure.

Quotes by Yancy Butler

My name means 'sunrise of life.'

Quotes by Yalitza Aparicio

I do a bunch of cosplay stuff with a guy by the name of Michael Mosley. He's fantastic. We always go to an event called DragonCon together every September.

Quotes by Xavier Woods

My real name is Joe Kennedy, but if you live in Massachusetts, you can't sign 'Joe Kennedy.' So, back in 1957, I stuck the X on my name to be different from those people in Hyannis Port.

Quotes by X. J. Kennedy

If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.

Quotes by Woody Allen

'Khalifa' is Arabic, it means successor, leader, shining light. My granddad is Muslim and he gave me that name.

Quotes by Wiz Khalifa

Winnie Harlow is my alter ego like how Beyonce refers to her stage name as Sasha Fierce.

Quotes by Winnie Harlow

I'm not ashamed of anything I've ever done in the name of fairness and justice for my people.

Quotes by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take all the name calling, he had to be something special. He had to take all this for years, not just for Jackie Robinson, but for...

Quotes by Willie Mays

I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

William Shakespeare

I envy the people who say, 'oh, well, I've got my name in the golden book and I'm going to be entered into the pearly gates.'

Quotes by William Shatner

The name of Peru was not known to the natives.

Quotes by William Prescott

I pondered all these things, and how men fight and lose the battle, and the thing that they fought for comes about in spite of their defeat, and when it comes turns out not to be what they meant, and...

Quotes by William Morris

I had a terrible motorcycle accident, in San Francisco as matter of fact. Doing a picture called... oh, this is terrible. It's a very well-known film and I can't remember the name. That's what happens when you get older... I...

Quotes by William Lucking

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.