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My family came to Newark in the '20s. We've been there a long, long time. My father's name was LeRoi, the French-ified aspect of it, because his first name was Coyette, you see. They come from South Carolina.

~Amiri Baraka

Topics: Aspect Because Been Came Carolina Come Family Father First First Name His Long Long Time Name See South South Carolina Time You

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I once dealt with a prima donna on a movie set. I won't say who, but his first name is a country. A communist country. Run by Fidel Castro.

~Artie Lange

Topics: Castro Communist Country Dealt Fidel Castro First First Name His Movie Movie Set Name Once Prima Run Say Set Who

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My first name, Benjamin, dates back a thousand years earlier to Benjamin - Binyamin - the son of Jacob, who was also known as Israel. Jacob and his 12 sons roamed these same hills of Judea and Sumeria 4,000 years ago, and there's been a continuous Jewish presence in the land ever since.

~Benjamin Netanyahu

Topics: Also Back Been Continuous Dates Earlier Ever First First Name Hills His Israel Jewish Known Land Name Presence Same Since Son Sons Thousand Thousand Years Who Years Years Ago

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If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?

~Billy Connolly

Topics: Come First First Name He How Jesus Jew Mexican Name

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My first rap name was Ralo. Because my first name is Carlos. I likened myself to what Busta Rhymes was doing when he first came out. And what Onyx did when they first came out - they reminded me of me.

~Ceelo Green

Topics: Because Came Did Doing First First Name He Me Myself Name Out Rap Reminded Rhymes

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I never liked my last name or my first name, but it's not as bad as Frigidaire, so it's fine.

~Christian Louboutin

Topics: Bad Fine First First Name Last Liked Name Never

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My dad named me Dakota and my mom came up with my first name Hannah. So it's Hannah Dakota Fanning.

~Dakota Fanning

Topics: Came Dad Dakota First First Name Hannah Me Mom Name Named Up

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When I began writing in the mid-1960s, I thought it was not important for readers to know whether I was male or female. Also, I was a great admirer of E.B. White, so I may have thought that it would bring me luck to submit my first manuscript as 'E.L.' But if I were starting out today, I would use my first name.

~E. L. Konigsburg

Topics: Admirer Also Began Bring Female First First Name Great Important Know Luck Male Manuscript May Me Name Out Readers Starting Submit Thought Today Use Were Whether White Would Writing

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Eliza was my first name for two reasons. My dad was reading 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' which features the maid Eliza in it, when I was born. Then there was Eliza Doolittle from 'My Fair Lady' and 'Pygmalion.' My mum always loved the name, and I got called Eliza Doolittle a lot, so it stuck, basically.

~Eliza Doolittle

Topics: Always Basically Born Cabin Dad Fair Features First First Name Got Lady Lot Loved Maid Mum Name Reading Reasons Stuck Then Tom Two Uncle Which I Was Born

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My first name is a boy's name. It's Tanner. I've always gone by my middle name but, yeah, my first name is Tanner. And King is my mom's last name. I took my mom's last name since I was 18.

~Elle King

Topics: Always Boy First First Name Gone King Last Middle Mom Name Since Took Yeah

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