Names – everybody’s got one.
The use of names – that’s how we know who or what we are talking about, reading about, learning about.
They are a vital and useful part of our society, culture, and personal identity.
“What’s in a name,” asked Juliet of her beloved Romeo?
“A rose by any other name is still a rose”.
As an introduction, it has the meaning bestowed in the mind of the stranger to whom it is presented.
In time, it carries the character of the one to whom it belongs.