I worked with many immigrants who chose to alter their names or choose initials to represent themselves to let their coworkers off the hook for either choosing a mnemonic system or simply asking the pronunciation of a name. None of the doctors or managers changed their names. It's all about power.
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
I usually assign nicknames to friends who's names I find difficult to pronounce or remember...
Considering the trouble so many people of non western backgrounds have with my name I've learned to let it go...
A rose by any other name, right