I know people are going to hate this but I think this every time I see certain names

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I'm not a fan of using children names as a poster board for advertising what hobbies or heroes the parents are into. Example: Lennon, Lennox, Hendrix, Vonnegut, Cash, etc.

It bugs me especially when the excuse parents give is "I'm a huge fan of [insert name]" or "They changed my life!" If they impacted you so much then change YOUR name. If you name your child some famous last name you'll probably just increase the odds of your child hating that famous person since that's what people would first think of and ask questions about. Imagine having to explain all the time why your parents named you Insert Famous Name, and other related questions.*

I know there are always exceptions. I'm sure there are/will be children who love their famous names, or that there are parents who didn't name their child some famous name for fandom's sake. It's when they do use their kid to advertise the parent's favorite musician, author, etc that I roll my eyes and think "Oh well."

Anyone agree?

*I left this as a comment to someone's post but thought to share it since it is a strong opinion I have on names