I think his name is important. The creators have said that we’ll find out Charmings name at one point and said the same thing about Gold. I found this on Tumblr that was posted a few days ago where someone asked about just this question:
What is Mr. Gold’s first name?
Adam Horowitz: Hmm… Keep watching.
Why just say “keep watching” when they could just tell us. I need to know. It has to be important if they won’t reveal it yet.
I wonder what Baelfire is going by in this world. It can’t be that name. Oooh, just a thought, what if it’s still an unusual, not strange, just unusual name, and that’s Mr. Gold’s first name, too. And then Emma hears it and connects it to her baby daddy. 😮
Keeper of Rumplestiltskin's and Neal's spears and war paint and crystal ball.