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I think context is important in every situation, since many situations have a gray area or a white area that has been mislabeled as all black. Some names that are controversial in the West carry good omens and prosperity in the East, and vice versa. In some country, Dick or Fanny wouldn't raise an eyebrow. English might be spoken there, but it might not have the same slang, or be influenced by the slang as negatively. Aryan, Adolf, Adolph and Lolita might be taken kindlier by the group of people who did NOT invent or popularize the name. To foreigners, the names might just sound "strange" or even attractive. Not vulgar. It really depends on the individual, though. A name is what the bearer makes it; if that wasn't true, people wouldn't be avoiding names solely because one terrible or unfortunate person had it. People have the power to shape names and trends without purposely doing so. Publishing a book with a controversial character is all it takes to make or break a name. It says more about society than the person who actually bears it. I admit that I'm not brave enough to use any controversial name on children of mine, as far as I know. I'd hate for them to hate me for not giving them something "easier to live with".

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