being able to tell them what they are to call you when they adress you. rather than it being random.
if only so that they can respond appropriately when you tell them your name. aka whatever the hell you'd like them to call you.
and not just give the equivalent of an empty stare.

It is possible to set your name in the settings.ini file. It is not the same thing but it can make the dungeon experience more personal.

To do this change the name in the settings.ini file like this:

#define FAST_NAME "your name"