i think its kinda a shame that so many "traditional" english names are just largely contextless (to english speakers, anyways) assemblages of sound. at least until you trace it etymologically, and its just, Some Guy/Girl In The Bible. but if you trace it far enough, it usually once was a name with meaning, many thousands of years ago, in a language that isn't english.
this is why i think the tendancy of some trans ppl to give themselves names which are immediately meaningful is nice and good. i think its nice when names have clear and obvious meanings like "rose" or "rain" or "willow" or "spider" or "crow" or "jay" or "wren" or "river".
