# Quote — Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea

> "I think her parents gave her the only right and fitting name that could possibly be given her," said Anne. "If they had been so blind as to name her Elizabeth or Nellie or Muriel she must have been called Lavendar just the same, I think. It's so suggestive of sweetness and old-fashioned graces and 'silk attire.' Now, my name just smacks of bread and butter, patchwork and chores."

- Author: [Lucy Maud Montgomery](https://www.leafyquotes.com/lucy-maud-montgomery.md)
- Book: [Anne of Avonlea](https://www.leafyquotes.com/lucy-maud-montgomery/anne-of-avonlea.md)
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