I was teaching at an ESL boarding school 15 years ago. A lot of students wanted to choose their English name. One kid wanted Megatron. No matter what we tried to say, he was set on it. I often wonder what happened to him and if he still goes by Megatron.
at uni in china i was summoned to provide my visa name before the council so i told them it was 威震天 (Wēi Zhèn Tiãn) eliciting a gasp and wide eyes as they asked who named me which ?? so i gave my mentor’s name and they sat me down to explain mf named me “megatron” 😭😭😭