Didn't know you were such a hippy...
These are some pretty tree-hugging names.
Hmm I've got a mate who suddenly decided he wanted to change his name from Amin to Tamin-Joe (TJ). It's funny, he actually pretty much pulled it off, since that's how he always introduced himself after that point and he lost touch with most of his old friends except me and a few others and now he even has some ID cards with TJ on it etc. But his reason for the change was "If I ever get in trouble with the police, all people know is TJ, they'll never find me"
so he wasn't trying to officially change his name, just the world's perception of it.