I can understand the pronunciation reason well enough. (I'd ask, out of curiousity what it is; but this is an anonymous forum. So - just as well.)
Names really bug the hell out me. Not especially first names. But the whole surname business that one inherits from one's parents. I mean, what is all that about? Then there's the "title" - which just has to be gender specific? Then there's women changing their surname on marriage - which seems to be slowly falling out of favour.
Why couldn't they just tattoo a bar code across my forehead at birth, and I could be done with the whole wretched business for ever?