[eru]

I wonder if I'm accidentally doing that to someone.

My complete name is rare, but I share it with a journalist who's quite a bit older than me.

[reactordev]

This is why actors and musicians use stage names.

[eru]

Using a stage name doesn't protect you from someone else coming along later and sharing the same name (as your stage name).

If you are famous enough, people might even deliberately name their kids after you.

[reactordev]

Here you can trademark the name and sue anyone who uses it…