Originally Posted by
Overhazard
The name thing doesn't bother me so much, The impression that I got was that Thor centered a good portion of his identity around his hammer, and he spent so long trying to trying to be worthy, and when he became unworthy he lost himself. He went from being this regal, noble powerful figure to being a one-armed, shirtless, drunken shell of himself. He lost so much that he didn't feel worthy of his own name, so he gave it to someone who he felt more deserving, as he spiraled into an arc of self-loathing.