In this occasion the name is very important. People there have been told that are the descendants of Alexander the Great.
However, that is not the case, since ancient Macedonians were Greeks. Their language was the greek language and all the names seen in scripts of ancient Macedonians are greek words (not slavic) (e.g. Alexander means "the one who keeps the men away", Philip means "the one who loves horses).
In fact i cant understand how a nation can have a title that represents its unity since the word macedonia is a greek word (means the land that is located northwards).
I think there would not be such a conflicion if it was only for the name. as a matter of fact people are convinced that they are the ancestors of Alexander and there are everywhere in fyrom statues of Alexander the Great. Also people keep a hostile stance towards Greece.
see this
Greek Lie: Modern Greeks are Descended from the Ancient Greeks by Risto Stefov
So, it is not only because of the name. Is just because somebody is trying to steal your past, your history, your identity.
In a few words the whole story is a nonsense.
There is not a single clue indicating that ancient Macedonians were Slavs and not a single clue that ancient Macedonians were speaking in Slav.
I think that some people living there apparently have macedonian (greek) origins but we are not talking about origins but history. even if the whole thing seems trivial now, if fyrom is recognised as Macedonia then in 100 years everybody will know about the Slav Alexander the Great and his huge achievements.
i will make it simple macedonia is a greek word with a greek meaning. Find another word to name your country. I got upset now.