What's in a name...

Name, a well-defined entity we use for addressing people, something we use to give an information regarding a particular person or place or whatever. Is it just that or has it got anything to do with the psyche of a person? This has been argued for quite a long time and people often get offended when they feel that their name has got no punch. This is an understandable viewpoint but not the sole reason to get offended. The reason they get offended might be multitudinous, might be that they undermine themselves, might be they feel that they are inferior to their fellowmates and it might be that their name lacks the punch. The last one might not be of that great importance to everyone but for a few. I've seen people feel awkward when they hear their names being called out, I've seen them asking for a change in their name in their birth certificates and so on and so forth. In the Indian tradition the bride adopts the family name of the groom's after marriage. Is it trying to achieve supremacy over the bride's family or is it being too passionate about one's family name or is it asking her to put an end to the life she has lived so far with her parents? I still don't understand why the hell she has to change her family name. Is it a tradition that's common everywhere or is it a tradition that we have developed because of the so-called renaming mania and the superstitions that revolve around our lives. Everyone please try to put an end to this renaming mania. What's in a name as said by Shakesphere, it is all the caliber and the skill that is required and not a good and beautiful name alone.