Firstly I should point out that although I was christened "Michael" shortly after my birth, I have been known as "Zik" by most people since I was seven years old. In order to reduce confusion I more recently had my name officially changed to "Zik Michael Graeme Saleeba".
To aid in your understanding the genesis of my name it may help to know that I am decended from partly Arab stock. Some have commented that the shape of my nose reflects camel blood in my ancestry, but I vehemently deny this.
Also interesting is the fact that I am partially decended from American Indian stock, of the Mohican tribe. Did you know that in the Mohican tongue "Zik" means `to spit vehemently'? Neither did I until recently, and I should add that it has absolutely nothing to do with my ending up with the name.
Oh yeah, I rarely tell anyone else the real reason why I'm called "Zik", either.
:-P