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I find the meaning intriguing on so many levels. First it's linked to Ulysses, and James Joyce's Ulysses, which was interesting for a fundamentally unreadable book. Then it's linked to Odysseus and that rich mythological and story-telling tapestry, and the meaning 'to hate' is... interesting. Not pleasant, but fascinating, as in, how many names have that meaning? I don't see it as fundamentally horrible, but hate is an emotion of passion and it conjures up uninvited this image of a vengeful, wrathful, self-empowered and very determined entity which is so far from shrinking violet and timid meanings and implications that it's just charming in a way.

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So for good or bad, it's a very strong meaning, and I like that. I'll never like the sum of the name entirely, but the fascinating implications and possible meaning make it interesting.

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And so I must say that I rank meaning at about an 8. It's what makes names so interesting and got me on the subject to begin with, but I don't know... if the name's got a lovely look and sound, an interesting or even pleasant meaning is just an extra added bonus which pushes it over the edge. On the other hand, an undecided opinion about a name might be changed for the better by a good/unusual meaning, and a disliked name might earn a small virtue for meaning something interesting. It all depends.