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Re:Why Your Name Matters by mturmon on Saturday December 21, 2013 @04:26AM (#6946261)
A testimonial from a HN'er who did a name change for various reasons revolving around removing friction: http://www.flownet.com/ron/eg-rg-faq.html
Re:Why Your Name Matters by yummyfajitas on Saturday December 21, 2013 @07:10AM (#6946490)
I answered to an Indianized version of my name (Chris -> Krish, Krishna) when I lived there. A standard name just makes life simpler.