A lot of people are hung-up on what the name of God is. They import our modern way of naming certain people back to the question. In most cases, people's names in our day have no particular relevance in terms of revealing what the person is. Our names have no connection to who and what we are.
It is not so in the Bible and it is not so especially with God. In the Bible, when God reveals His name He is actually revealing something about Himself. Names are supposedly for revealing the person bearing the name. When God reveals His name or names, He is letting you know something about Himself. Nagpa-ilaila Siya nimo!
When He says that He is Elohim, He is Elohim because He is the Strong One. Elohim means the Strong One.
When He says that He is Yahweh, He is Yahweh because He is the Self-Existent One or The One Who Causes Things To Be. Yahweh means the Self-Existent One or The One Who Causes Things To Be.
When He says that He is Adonai, He is Adonai because He is the Sovereign Master. Adonai means Sovereign Master.
Some people do not approve of translating God's name in Hebrew into English because they feel and believe that if that is done then God's name would be distorted. Well, when God revealed His name His intention was to reveal who and what He is. If the English translation exactly and accurately reflects who and what He is then there is no problem.
If you translate Elohim in English as The Strong One then that's who and what God is! The Strong One. You now know in English who He is to a degree!
If you translate Yahweh in English as The Self-Existent One or The One Who Causes Things To Be then that's who and what God is! The Self-Existent One or The One Who Causes Things To Be. You now know in English who and what He is to a degree!
The point is revelation. If in Hebrew you can reveal to someone who and what God is then go for it. If it is best to do it in English then go for it.
The names of God He revealed in Hebrew have relevant ideas as to who and what God is. He reveals who and what He is through His names because He wants us to adjust our lives accordingly to what He says about Himself.
