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Ironically, I don't think of the reindeer. The "dolf" ending makes me think of Adolf. But I think I'm the only person with that association. I've yet to hear another person who thought that about Rudolf. But I still really love the name. It's so handsome and dashing and ahhhhh wonderful! I just couldn't personally use it because of the association I make. But I think Minerva and Benedict are 100% usable. I do think of Arnold when I hear the name Benedict, but it's really not that bad, to tell you the truth. I don't think most people would have a horrid connection with it. And, like you said, Arnold didn't spark a genocide. He was a traitor, and he messed things up on the American side quite a bit, but that's about it. Minerva is no big deal at all. The Harry Potter connection will pass. And even if people still think of Minerva McGonnagal when they hear the name, I doubt it will be all that pronounced in a good 10 years.