a lot of cultures have a tradition of a birth name and another name given in a rite of passage to adulthood. it's part of living in a community or a tribe. honestly the concept of an entirely self-created, self-chosen identity is the more recent norm, historically.
a lot of cultures have a tradition of a birth name and another name given in a rite of passage to adulthood. it's part of living in a community or a tribe. honestly the concept of an entirely self-created, self-chosen identity is the more recent norm, historically.
Or a Catholic parish, even.