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When my daughter was born, I called her Ella Bella Mandela, because she was born the day after Mandela was released from prison.

— Phil Daniels

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

After Versace was murdered, the first person to call me was Mandela.

— Naomi Campbell

My mother's name was Miriam, but most people called her Mim.

— Ruth Reichl

My mother was born in June and later, feeling a vacancy, chose her birth month for her middle name. Marry to marry, had kids because that's what was done. Liked crossword puzzles, liked lilac trees, liked baking in the sun, and liked Bing Crosby.

— Judith Viorst

When I was born, my father named me Melissa, and I am still Melissa, but I got the nickname Lizzo around the time I was in the Cornrow Clique.

— Lizzo

My mom, God rest her soul - she liked nicknames. In the womb she named me Skip. There was another black guy in Piedmont, W.Va., and his name was Skip. They called him Big Skip, and I was Little Skip.

— Henry Louis Gates

I was famous from birth.

— Peter Fonda

When I was born, my dad and my mom gave me names, but in Africa, when your child is born, especially close family members can suggest names they want to add on. Maybe your grandmom and your grandpop have something to add to the name of the child.

— Dikembe Mutombo

Mahalia Jackson, I grew up around the corner from in Chicago.

— Nichelle Nichols

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

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 of her own.

— Yvonne De Carlo