"What's in a name?..."

Let's address this question. Yes, derived from Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'. When she learns that he is a Montague, she says "What's in a name? That which we call a rose would smell as sweet by any other name." Does she have a point? Do names merely mean a thing by which we identify with? Maybe. Is that all that they are good for? Well, I suppose that could be all. With a rose, if we called it a thorn, would it hold such an appeal? Possibly not, but probably yes. We associate the word "Rose" with the flower, often visualizing red or pink. We see a green stem and smell a sweet scent. Roses aren't thought of with thorns, because we try not associate something so beautiful with something that can inflict pain. Thorns are there nonetheless, and since they are associated with pain, we would never call a rose a thorn. Names have meaning to them, but because we put them there.
     Objects are one thing, we don't communicate with them. People are a whole other ballgame. Try the internet dictionary urbandictionary.com and type in your name. What does it say? Similar things at times? Now, try a name generator. Is there a huge difference? Take my name, Kaitlyn, for example. It's origins are Irish and the name itself means pure. My name pops up with several different 'definitions' but mostly saying things like: "She is a very sweet girl with a big heart." Does that resemble pure? Does this mean I think I am pure? No. My point is, there is a general meaning to names that may or may not apply to you. Possibilities, they do seem to be endless. Also, there is the concept of you growing INTO your name. 
     Numerologists. As you may know, or have suspected, these people put a lot of faith in numbers. What does this have to do with names? So, when you give a numerologist your name and birthday they add up the numbers that your name makes. They then condense the number down into one digit. This in turn will give you a meaning and things such as "soul urge numbers" and such. 
     I personally love the idea of meanings to my name, and I do believe that you grow into your name. Names have no meaning until you give them one, but that doesn't mean they don't represent truth or any similar grounds to others of it's kind.

~Curiously, FyreDancer911