Wii Warm Up: What's in a name?

Since the dawn of
time video games, we've often been given options to enter our own names (for the purposes of saving and identification), and sometimes, even the chance to rename characters. This can only lead to one thing -- us asking you how you approach such choices. Do you enter your full name in games, or do you have a nickname or handle you prefer? And when it comes to the option to name characters, do you keep the defaults, or do you prefer to
forge your own nomenclatorial ground?