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Well, here’s a few of them:
Spell correctly and unambiguously. Assigning a name like ‘Mychael’ might be cute, but I don’t want my kid reminded his parents are literal retards every time someone says his name. Asking how things are spelled is for last names, not first ones.
No meme names. Again, Abcde might make you smile, but I don’t need others making the perfectly reasonable assumption it’s parents are selfish and/or easily-influenced.
Pattern should compliment or at least not clash with your last name. This is part of the reason names get recycled in the first place; Bible names tend to go with everything (at least, the ones that don’t violate the above rules). Probably a non-trivial factor in marriages, too. Middle names can be as weird as you want, though.
A name that doesn’t easily abbreviate is better than a name that does, but you may be limited to two syllables that way. Come up with the invectives ahead of time, remember your middle school self and choose accordingly.
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