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When I say "I don't like [name], but it's an okay name", it's about the equivalent of me saying "Well, I don't like it, but it's food" by which I would mean that I recognize it functions the way I think food should function (by providing nutrients and energy, without making me sick), even if I don't enjoy eating it...it's not spoiled or poisoned or unhealthy, and it's not something I'm allergic to...I don't perceive anything off about it.

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I wouldn't say "it's an okay name" about anything that I'd call OTT or a GP or names that imo don't translate well (like Dong, for example). It's still subjective, but it's a matter of degree, like..."I wouldn't enjoy it" versus "I don't think it'd function well"...I hate the name Grace, but I'd say it's an okay name because I recognize that it functions perfectly well as a name. It's not a name I'd guess people in my culture would perceive as peculiar or offensive or embarrassing.