[quote=@The Harbinger of Ferocity]Whenever I do name anything, I pry it for meaningful contents and attempt to forecast portents of what the name might mean or imply. This is done not just for the obvious, to give the reader insight into it by name alone, but also because the power words do have and how they shape perceptions with nothing more than their reading or utterance. Thus it becomes an issue of mine that I write meaning into everything, even if it means nothing at all.[/quote]
This is how Native Americans traditionally named their children. A baby was given an optimistic name; something the parents predict about the child or something in the family's history. But as the child grows and gets into adventures, the name may change based on behaviors or past experiences. A person may have four or five names in their lifetime; it changes as their experiences change.