The Name Game

Yesterday we were watching one of the recent bollywood flicks; this movie I should say were among the few exceptional movies where each sequence in the movie looked real (sans songs) and the audience felt totally involved.
In the movie the actor's name is Chironji Lal Khosla and his name brought me here.
So what's there in a name - or is there more to one's name...
Here's a question that is often asked but never seriously - neither this time.

I soon began searching the web for more on the 'Name Game'. Here are a few answers from Yahoo
One User says 'We cannot chose our birthdate, parents, body, family, gender...atleast we should have a say over our name'.
Wonder where he's getting to - why isn't he able to chose his family? Guess he's a mama's boy. As for the gender -Medical sciences seems to have reached new highs and anything is possible.
Another responded saying 'It's not the name that makes you the person you are. It's what you are that makes your name special.'
Ahem for bringing poor philosophy in - it's sure easier to preech than to practise what you preech - really hard. However am sure most of us would agree you have a point there.
Further a user pipped in; he said 'I chose to change my name when I was 18. It was my legal right. What would you have them to call you till then?'
Another seems to strongly believe that one parents should be allowed to chose our second name and that we needed to have a say on our first.
I have no comments on the above. The next user's comment seems to have a jerky answer.
'You can sure chose your name when you're 18. But what would you be called until then? If we could chose our name as soon as we start speaking then the World would be full of Noodys, Fimbles, Mamas and Tinkie-Winkies. As they grow they would start naming themselves after superstars, baribies and not to forget Bob the builder. Not very practical I feel.'

Here's the verdict - Let one chose their name once they're able to say their present name. So if you(parents) want to have an upper hand then do use a dutch name (the Dutch can use the Indian ones).
As for our Chironji Lal - he's seems fine as long as he's called Chiru. But then he'd always be conscious of Chironji part in his name. What's you take on this.