Reprint of the Nomicon @ this blog. Pt five:are there bad craft names?

Are there bad craft names?
I'm assuming here that you've read "Why do Wiccans use Craft names," which is a section before this. If not, go back to the index (click the N, below, that says "HO ME") and read that FIRST.
Even though there are few wrong ways to get a craft name, there are some bad ones. Here, I attempt to make coherance in the jumble of Craft name etiquette abd ethics:
Hubris: It is bad, in most cultures, to call yourself by the name of a god, or even by his or her epithet. (The Merciless is the epithet of Ming the Merciless from Flash Gordon, Heavenly Father is one of the epithets of the Christian god.) You may want to take hubris (Excessive wanton pride that offends the gods), disrespect and even irony into account when choosing a name. If not, you may end up like my friend from High school, Cassandra, who once wailed "Why doesn't anyone ever listen to me?" Only to have me fall over in hysterical laughter that lasted for ten or 15 minutes.* Basically, you want to take the feelings of the culture you're borrowing from into account. I like virtue and nature names (whether Hope, Imagination, Feather or Sky,) even if they get more complicated in Latin (is it hubris to name yourself Libertas if you mean the quality of liberty not the deified quality?)
Cultural commandeering:Unless you are Native American, by blood or adoption, don't take a Native American name. (One friend tells the old joke of the Tribal leader who named all the white people coming to his home as "red" something. Red Feather, Red Spotted Pony, Red Eagle, because what they wanted wasn't a name but to be "red.") Likewise, if you've no claim to a Clan or tribal name from ANY culture, don't take it upon yourself. (For example, I have a strong claim to the surname Morgan, but I'm so sick of Morgans in Wicca that I'll probably never use the term. Again, the guideline here is to try to be respectful.
Warlock or Witch:Both of these terms have a history of being negative terms. Witch has been reclaimed (claimed, actually) by people and has a broader meaning than it originally did, but still has the weight of history. Warlock is only recently being reclaimed, so in addition to all those years of negative history and an original meaning of "oath breaker" before it reached English as Sorcerer you have numerous Pagans who are prejudiced against it and will tell you it's a poor name. Both of these are good names or things to include in your name if they speak to you, but bad if you want your name to command respect.
Lord, Lady: Speaking of commanding respect, don't use an honorific you haven't earned, whether lord, Lady, or a tradition name.
Amber, Merlin, Phoenix, Silver:Try to avoid names that everyone else has. Definately don't take Kaatryn.