Is it a lie to choose a name to go by at different times? Why should you always have to use the name your parents gave you. Some people are even better known b

Is it a lie to choose a name to go by at different times? Why should you always have to use the name your parents gave you. Some people are even better known by their nom de plume than their real name, from Mark Twain to Lenin. In many cases the law even protects the right for artists to use a pseudonym under artist's moral rights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_rights