The person who says your name warmly makes recognition feel different from identification.

Being identified and being recognised use the same syllables and are not the same event. One confirms you are the correct record; the other says somebody is glad it is you. Nothing in the words distinguishes them, only the warmth, which is why a name said well across a counter can change the shape of an afternoon.

Say names warmly, and learn the ones you use every week: the person at the desk, the driver, the neighbour two doors down. It costs a little effort at the start and almost nothing afterwards, and it is one of the few free things that reliably works.