Cultures that have a tradition of taking on different names than their given names to mark some sort of arrival: monks, actors, rap musicians... who else does this?
Some sort of true-name-discovery trope here.
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Asian families providing second name / informal nicknames to children depending on some emergent trait/characteristic
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When people in positions of power sign emails with just a single letter (usually the first letter of their first name)... interesting that a top hierarchical position entitles them to own a letter of the alphabet in the minds of others.
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Comicbook characters if you'll take fictional examples.
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