It's not uncommon in western societies either. You can pick any name you like and introduce yourself as that, you can choose a nickname based on your given name or be given a nickname based on your given name, you can "earn" nicknames from various accomplishments or traits. I'm not even sure I'm confident most people go exclusively by their given name and nothing else.
It's not uncommon in western societies either. You can pick any name you like and introduce yourself as that, you can choose a nickname based on your given name or be given a nickname based on your given name, you can "earn" nicknames from various accomplishments or traits. I'm not even sure I'm confident most people go exclusively by their given name and nothing else.