The importance of our name

Self-study activity:
Discuss these questions with an English-speaking friend or record yourself answering them.

Do you like your name?
How did your parents choose your name?
What does your name mean?
Do you have a nickname?
Which are the different names that different people call you by?
Which names do you like best / least?
If you could choose another name for you, which one would you pick out?

Now read this Guardian article on the importance of our names in our lives. If you are studying with a friend, comment on the article afterwards.

H/T It's Magazines for this article.