433 Quotes About Name

My nickname at school was ‘Gooey’.

It is good practice to never fault someone for their birth name, being that it is always of far greater importance how men speak of you, than the name by which you are addressed.

It doesn't really matter if you are left behind the back, but what matters is your capacity to pull and push everyone by your way to get to the front.

You’re a Bennett.”“I don’t know that I appreciate the derision in your voice. It’s a nice name. One I’m proud of despite everything.”“Joe is your son. Which makes him a Bennett.”“Yes. That’s usually how it works.”“Which means Kelly is a Bennett.”“It’s good to know your talent for stating the obvious remains remarkably intact,” she said dryly.

Your name is the identity of your body and your character is the identity of your soul

That a barking dog seldom bites is to give a dog a bad name, a barking dog does bite.

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The surname Fletcher belonged to my maternal grandfather and was one that he held very proudly. It is the name I legally adopted as my own surname at age 15. Fletcher is an English surname meaning “arrow maker” that was given to medieval craftsmen who designed and crafted arrows.

Do you prefer Mitch? Or is Mitchell better?'.. .. Mitch, I say. Mitch is what my friends called me. 'Well, Mitch it is then,' Morrie says, as if closing a deal. 'And, Mitch?' Yes? 'I hope one day you will think of me as your friend.