That is how God calls Himself, by His attributes. Attributes are the basis for many a name--including Satan--which some claim is not a name but a title--the accuser--- an attribute, a title, a name. In some cultures, the American Indian, for instance, a name was given to a child until he grew up and picked his own name. A name is a description of a person. What does your real name mean? My real name means joy and it's a songbird---I just can't sing. Adam simply meant Man--actually, I think it meant human. Manna meant--"what is it"--Then you have to take into consideration that because a lot of names do have meanings, they can translate into another language--Mary=Maria--Juan=John. Some names are not translatable--or the translation can be too long so the original language is kept as in most Japanese names. A name in the original language can be hard to pronounce and many people change their names when they move to another country so it's easier for others to pronounce. God, with a capital G--has a different meaning than god (small G)--God, in English, stands for a difficult to figure out how to pronounce JHVH---God told the Jews His name--every language has it's translation----In Chinese--it's ---it's--hmm---it's in Chinese, how should I know!!!
