Names..

I just discovered that my parents have the gift of prophecy. A few days ago I was chatting with some of my friends when someone started talking about names. It was particularly hilarious to know that my friend's name meant "golden dragon" in chinese. Another friend of mine was the "Great wind". As for me, my name meant - "great and handsome". This of course led me to discover my parent's gift of propehcy =P.
Thinking about names, I ponder upon the time when human beings were not bright enough to give themselves names. How exactly did they call each other? Well, there are just somethings that I'll never know. Nevertheless, at some point in time, some smart human being must have gave a name to someone. This of course became a culture which has been passed down from generation to generation over the cemturies.
Names are a word or a phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing. Names represent the person we are and most of the times, names depict the person we are. However, there are certain scenarios where people don't live up to their names.
I would safely say that I'm one of those scenarios. Its hard to live up to what my name means. Being great and handsome isn't an easy job. If you think that I'm having a hard time trying to live up to my chinese name, my english name is worse. Peter means rock. How in the world am I supposed to be a stone?
Well, I don't use my name much. Others use my name more than I do. They call me by name. I don't. Maybe thats why I don't live up to my name. I don't use it enough. But giving my name serious thought, it certainly would be nice to be able to live up to it. Being great and handsome isn't too bad. What does your name mean?