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Apologies. What I really meant by "value as a name" was, if it wasn't for the character, would I want my child to be named this? If Thomas Jefferson had never existed/1776 had never been written, would Thomas sound like a good name to me? Yes. It would. But watching that musical made me like it initially, and the Jefferson association makes me smile.

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It's picking something for (seemingly, seemingly!) no reason but a nice association that seems odd to me. Would Strider sound nice to you if it wasn't for Aragorn?

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I personally don't find those characters as heroic as you do, especially Rogue...probably because I'm not familiar with X-Men (I've seen the movies, so I understand who we're talking about) and because honestly, I'm a snob. (Also: "heroic" isn't top criteria for me. Just a personal thing, same as "unique" or "feminine" or "exotic" or what-have-you.)

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So, while I do prefer names to be "real names" (by which I mean a long history of usage and general acceptance as a name...I'm picky and boring, but I like it that way), what I really meant was: would I like this name if I didn't like this association?

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That was long. Sorry.