34 Inspiring Quotes About Names

Names hold a special power, serving as a bridge between identity and personal narrative. They're more than mere labels; they're a part of who we are and how we connect with the world. Each name carries its unique story, enriching our lives and sparking curiosity about the people they belong to. In this exploration, we've gathered 34 inspiring quotes that delve into the significance and eloquence of names. Whether you're fascinated by etymology, intrigued by the personal stories behind names, or simply looking for inspiration, these quotes offer a profound insight into how names resonate within our lives and culture. Join us as we celebrate the depth and beauty found in the simple act of naming and being named.

1. “Naruto: I bet you're dying to know my name!Gaara: I couldn't care less.” - Masashi Kishimoto

2. “Nobody has a good name in a bad mouth. Nobody has a good name in a silly mouth either. ” - Booth Tarkington

3. “Kiss a lover, Dance a measure, Find your name And buried treasure. Face your life, It's pain, It's pleasure, Leave no path untaken.” - Neil Gaiman

4. “If you have no faith in yourself, then have faith in the things you call truth. You know what must be done. You may not have courage or trust or understanding or the will to do it, but you know what must be done. You can't turn back. There is now answer behind you. You fear what you cannot name. So look at it and find a name for it. Turn your face forward and learn. Do what must be done.-Deth to Morgon, Prince of Hed-” - Patricia A. McKillip

5. “your name your name, paragal, in the old toung, means 'one of pure light' and so you once were. but know this: when your stroke gfalls, so shall your own star fall. Your light will go out, and you will earn a newname. You shall be caled paragor - 'one of true darkness.' darkness will be your dwelling place and it will consume you. You willl ever be hungry for what you can naver have, No darkness in alleble will be as you ” - Wayne Thomas Batson

6. “Who are you?'I didn't understand the question.I'm Uri', he said. 'What's your name?'I gave him my name. 'Stopthief.” - Jerry Spinelli

7. “Must a name mean something?" Alice asked doubtfully.Of course it must," Humpty Dumpty said with a short laugh; "my name means the shape I am - and a good handsome shape it is, too. With a name like yours, you might be any shape, almost.” - Lewis Carroll

8. “Then love knew it was called love. And when I lifted my eyes to your name, suddenly your heart showed me my way” - Pablo Neruda

9. “In this world one must have a name; it prevents confusion, even when it does not establish identity. Some, though, are known by numbers, which also seem inadequate distinctions.” - Ambrose Bierce

10. “So I say a name, even if self-bestowed, is better than a number. In the register of the potter's field I shall soon have both. What wealth!” - Ambrose Bierce

11. “When he looked up, he said, "Clare told me about Christmas." And I swear the boy's face began to shine. I recognized what I saw there: that a person's name could be infinitely precious, that just saying it could make you feel singled out for glory.” - Marisa de los Santos

12. “Remember your name. Do not lose hope ---what you seek will be found.” - Neil Gaiman

13. “Sleep my little baby-ohSleep until you wakenWhen you wake you'll see the worldIf I'm not mistaken...Kiss a loverDance a measure,Find your nameAnd buried treasure...Face your lifeIts pain, Its pleasure,Leave no path untaken.” - Neil Gaiman

14. “... isn't breaking a supervillian out of jail a little ... much?” - Kirstin van Dyke

15. “Great is the hand that holds dominion overMan by a scribbled name.” - Dylan Thomas

16. “His name was Theo.” - Cinda Williams Chima

17. “Polly Esther Doe was born at 8:03 a.m. on August 14.” - Adam Rex

18. “Scottish Play Doe was born at 4:13 a.m. on September 6th. The ink was barely dry on his father's new tattoo.” - Adam Rex

19. “Don’t overact the story of your name. Overact the story of your work.” - Karl Lagerfield

20. “Only in death will we have our own names since only in death are we no longer part of the effort. In death we become heroes.” - Chuck Palahniuk

21. “What can I be thinking of? Just imagine my not having presented myself to you even yet! But as a matter of fact I do not want to tell you my name out loud; it is a romantic one, utterly inappropriate to the typically modern environment in which we now stand. Ah, if we were only on the steep side of some mountain with the moon like a great lamp above us, or by the shore of some wild ocean, there would be some glamour in proclaiming my identity in the silence of the night, or in the midst of lightning and thunder as a hurricane swept the seas! But here in a third-floor suite of the Royal Palace Hotel, surrounded by telephones and electric lights, and standing by a window overlooking the Champs Elysees-> it would be positively anachronistic!" He took a card out of his pocket and drew near the little writing desk. "Allow me, Princess, to slip my card into this drawer, left open on purpose, it would seem," and while the princess uttered a little cry she could not repress, he did just that. "And now, Princess," he went on, compelling her to retreat before him as he moved to the door of the anteroom opening on to the corridor, "you are too well bred, I am sure, not to wish to conduct your visitor to the door of your suite." His tone altered abruptly, and in a deep imperious voice that made the princess quake he ordered her: "And now, not a word, not a cry, not a movement until I am outside, or I will kill you!” - Marcel Allain

22. “As she slowly came to, the princess, fascinated, gazed at the card, and this time her haggard eyes grew wide with astonishment. For upon the card, which until now had appeared immaculately white, letters were gradually becoming visible, and the princess read: "Fan-tô-mas!” - Marcel Allain

23. “You don't need to know my name. You'll forget it soon enough.” - Norihiro Yagi

24. “For the rest of our lives, all we can hear are our names chanted over and over, until we are deaf to everything else.” - Sherman Alexie

25. “Most of us have nicknames—annoying, endearing, embarrassing.But what about your true name?It is not necessarily your given name. But it is the one to which you are most eager to respond when called.Ever wonder why?Your true name has the secret power to call you.” - Vera Nazarian

26. “Your name?"The movements of the man's mouth didn't quite match what he was saying, so seeing him speak was a bit like watching a badly dubbed film."Alex Gardiner," Alex said. "Your real name?""I just told you.""You lied. Your real name is Alex Rider.""Why ask if you think you know?” - Anthony Horowitz

27. “With no name attached to it, the place somehow declared itself nowhere and everywhere at the same time” - Adam P. Knave

28. “His [(Rumpelstiltskin)] feeling that his name, which is his identity, must be kept secret, or else he'll be revealed to the world as the hunchbacked, shriveled, ridiculous creature he knows himself to be. And if that happens, he'll disappear.” - Joan Gould

29. “Uh,we didn't get your name.Did we get his name Emma?" she says as if on cue."I tried,Chloe.But he wouldn't tell me,so I tackled him," I say rolling my eyes.” - Anna Banks

30. “We don't know when our name came into being or how some distant ancestor acquired it. We don't understand our name at all, we don't know its history and yet we bear it with exalted fidelity, we merge with it, we like it, we are ridiculously proud of it as if we had thought it up ourselves in a moment of brilliant inspiration” - Milan Kundera

31. “I love the way he says my name, like it’s something he wants to keep safe.” - Hannah Harrington

32. “The name sounds almost too perfect. And as I said, you look perfect, too. The only thing left... is to be perfect.” - Jay Asher

33. “Johannes. Se on pyhimysten ja mullivasikoitten nimi. Viattomien ja autuaitten, Johannes Kastajan nimi.” - Katja Kettu

34. “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.” - Steven J. Carroll