So, the idea that I can choose any name I want for my child when it is born, (which is not anytime soon, dont freak out kerry) entices me to think about it quite a lot recently. and understanding the fact that my child will probably have this name forever, it cant be thrown around willy nilly (although naming your kid dangermouse would be so cool were it not for repercussions!!!), but I quite like the idea of naming my offspring something from what I love. I have the Bible as back up (Peter was cool, and Lazerus rose from the dead, which is also cool) but everyone knows, I love star wars. as do most of you. But I also love the Wheel of Time book series. So, I would love to create a discussion (however brief or colossal) about baby names you would think are: Appropriate, Cool if there wasnt any kids going to make fun of them, down right scary, cool for a girl, cool for a boy, lame for a boy, weird for a girl, sounds pretty, sounds like someone died when they named this kid, anything you like! and I mean from anything you people love, Star wars or no!

I shall start. I think the name dangermouse would be AWESOME for a boy. but I understand that could never happen, alas, I will always tell my kid he should have been called dangermouse.!

I think Mitt'raw'naroudo (or whatever it is) would be VERY COOL. because he is pretty much everyone's favourite character where I play minis. everyone loves him. but, that name is pretty outrageous, so Thrawn would definitely do. and, nowadays, I dont think its too abstract, since I work with someone called Thorin and his neighbor has named their child Odin. heh heh... Odin.

Elayne, from Wheel of Time, is a beautiful name, and sounds gorgeous, so I would definitely put in the catagory of "I hope my wife one day will let me call my kid this gorgeous name".

Post away! if this topic is a little too weird, feel free to not partake :) go go go go go!!

Name it GOTHAM.

That way when the baby cries at 2am you can say to your wife as you get up, in a deep voice, "I have to go, Gotham needs me".

@OP
Neat topic, its got me stumped! Thanks for sharing!
I humbly offer a few perspectives.... apologies for a novel.

You can name your descendent any name you wish...
so long as that word or phrase is lawful, and is not trademarked/copyrighted.... (sometimes people aren't allowed to be addressed by their full name if it were say 'Plexiglas', or 'iPad/Apple' etc).
so, a substitution cypher (where you move all the letters left or right, and is all consonants for example) wouldn't be permissable.
Some historical figures (religious prophets, dictators etc) can't be used in a name.

I wouldn't want to name a person in such a way as to ostracize them:
maybe have a 'far out' name for one name, and a 'regular name' for the other.... that way, when the minor comes of age, they can choose what they'd like to be called, they can retain their eccentric name if they want, or they can change their name via Deeds Poll.

Try to refrain from names with lots of plosives (7 or more syllables, all being plosives),
onomatopoeia or which are extremely difficult to pronounce, as plosives sound aggressive and harsh in many languages, and pronunciation issues can be offputting (some theories suggest a causal link between name frequency and name complexity in professions as a lack of progress).

A weird one I had to have the person filling out the form complete,
was a female named 'Ker-A'
(to be phonetically pronounced - ker-dash-ah).
They were so embarrassed, and my partner gave them a hard time till they examined 'Ker-A's driver's permit - it was on their drivers permit and insurance details.
I reminded my partner that hey -
Superman also had the birth name 'Kal-L', and he's the world's greatest hero (duh), maybe their parents really liked superman?
Was it a cool name? yeah... but was it worth the embarrassment at paperwork or official time?...

So, Homer Simpson had a middlename, Jay. It was pretty average.

Colors - Red from "That 70's Show", Violet (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory).
Doctor Who doesn't have a name (though I suspect it is Faustus, as in the Faust Myth).
Costanza came up with food-based names, like Soda, or Cola...
So, for example, a palindromic name "Hannah" etc... they're fun!
Seven of 9, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix Zero-One, had a number/fraction as a name. Somehow... sqrt -1 doesn't have quite the same ring to it...

I feel that Hungarian names are cool - they're huge, as they take from the mother and the father, similar to Spanish names etc...
if you could make a name that uses all the characters of the alphabet, that'd help the kid in schoolgames where they have to play anagrams...
So, having a couple of names would be neat. You can have as many as you want, in theory...
maybe try some portmanteaus from 2 or more words?

For a female:
Pan (short for Panacea),
Cassandra (the ancient greek goddess cursed with 100% accurate vision of the future, but without the ability to change her fate),
Xiphoria (a portmanteau of Xion and Euphoria)
Oxymora (the plural form of oxymoron),
Eudaimonia (the pursuit of happiness).
Anagnorisis (short form, Ana. For the moment of profound realisation).
Qaenne (Cain/Kane in feminine, Kay-enne)

For a male:
Zugzwang (Z for short, pronounced Tsook-Tsvaung, like wolfgang... a German Chess term, for the disadvantage cause by the compulsion to move).
Yrimir
Garan (uncommon alternative to Gavin).

Zefram - the name of the fictional character who invented Warp Drive in Roddenbury's Eutopia.

Zimyre (pronounced Zim-eer, an uncommon Greek/Turkish name).
Alec (for obi-wan's actor),
Phalynx/Phalanx - aside from the potential mockery, Phalanx is also a military term.
Draycyn (mutation of 'Jason').
Pyros/ (represented by the symbol for Pi, is an alternate spelling. Means 'Shiny Rock')
Porphyry (after the philosopher) or Carl (after Sagan).
Phlupzidian --- an eccentric acquaintance change his name from Philip to this when he changed gender alignment, it looked cool on a passport.
Igneous/Ignatious (similar to peter, though this name can be mocked),
Etcetera (represented by an Ampersand, I have seen this as a name from a particular faith background...).
Erstwhile/Erstwhyle
Baeo (as in, beowulf).
Quintillion, (a big number)
Quorum (an argument, Q for short...)
Qaen (Cain/Kane)

Named my daughter Mara. She's a redhead with an awful temper so it fits.

My fiancé won't let me name our potential future children Blackagar Boltagon and I don't understand why. That name is BALLER.

I always thought the name Callista would be cool for a girls name. If I ever have some children of my own, the first girl I have I will be a strong proponent of this name because it sounds unique and pretty, and is also from one of my favorite female characters in Star Wars. For those that don't know who Callista is, her full name is Callista Ming and she was Luke's girlfriend before Mara Jade and was a Jedi from the Republic era.

I've been with Jim at Cracker Barrel when they've called out, "Thrawn, party of two!" It's not just words with Jim; he really does this!

those people are just scruffy looking nerf herders anyways, so they deserve it.

I'd say if you're going to give a kid a more unique name, make sure to have another regular name for the middle (or vice-versa), for them to fall back on should they not like it or get teased about it.

That being said, since Fire Emblem: Awakening, the name Lucina has propelled to the top of the list if I ever have kids and get a daughter.

I actually met a Gavin, also I know someone who named their kid "Kahn" without being a Star Trek fan.

I met two kids once whose parents must have been Star Wars fans as their names were Jaden and Jaina.

Anything in Mandalorian is cool.

You could go the Antillies/Fel rout and name your kids after geometric figures and shapes "Wedge" "Jagged"

Boys:
Zekk is a cool name too kind of like Zachary or "Zach"
Raynar, kind of like Ryan
Kyle is a regular name as well as a beast Jedi
Ferus: sounds like an element or a circus ride
Jax: like Jack
Jek: Porkins!
Dean: The famous Sullustan reporter!
Dexter: A guaranteed chef!
Jolee: Could go as "Jo" or "Lee"
Kell

Girls:
Satele: Old Republic Grand Master
Jan: Kyle's girlfriend, could be short for Janet or something like that
Lysa: one of Wedge's daughters
Winter: people name their kids after seasons occasionally
Mission
Shira
Arica
Aayla