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I like to name it after its done, or at least the general overall feel/climax is set, even if its a work in process. My last composition was nameless till I realised it suited a lot the personality of the friend I´ve been crashing on the last few days, Happy, cheerful, balenced, and somewhat predictable, but also dark, dissonant and weird at times. So I named it after her, a short piece called Sabrina, Problems with art normally suit all arts. An artist could wake up and say "I will paint a painting called "A night in the clouds"" and then by the end of it relized what he did paint was "The dream of a past longering". Who knows? Naming before seems to me like a good pointer, ut a bad plan to stick to. Live with it, get to know it, and then name it. Oh, and another curious thing about names. They grow meaning on themselves. A silly simple name could turn emblematic just because its realted to something so great. Language is beautiful and alive. Both music and lyric language... Play with it! =)

I've only ever written short pieces, and most of the time go with something non-descriptive, like "Prelude" or "Sonatina". Descriptive titles seem sort of lame to me, unless they are in a language I don't understand; then it's a string of cool french/german words. Like, what does "Jeux d'eau" even mean. As far as utility goes, names are needed so you can talk about the pieces. Outside of that is a delicate art of balancing words and connotations. Even in the realm of non-descriptive titles, the choices give great effect. If your piece is called "Nocturne," then I would immediately think of it a scrafty Romantic style copy. Call it "Night Piece," on the other hand, it becomes obviously a scrafty modern era style copy.

Seriously!? LOL I'm not going to bother googling it, but I expect there's an incredible amount of "real" composers with limited-to-zero piano skill. I can barely make a sound on a piano, and would consider myself a perfectly "real" composer.

Self study. If its only a hobby to you, then treat it as such. I mean I have an interest in women, but that doesn't mean I should major in biology to legitimize my interest.