“Names come and names go.”
“Names and attributes must be accommodated to the essence of things, and not the essence to the names, since things come first and names afterwards.”
“Names are still magic; even Sharon, Karen, Darren, and Warren are magic to somebody somewhere. In fairy stories, naming is knowledge. When I know your name, I can call your name, and when I call your name, you'll come to me.”
“Give a thing a name and it will somehow come to be.”
“When it comes to naming things, vanity and flattery are dull motivations best suited for deciding on a child’s middle name. Much more interesting are the descriptive names that suggest a story or happening of interest.”
“Everything that comes by you has your name on it.”