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Number of expectant parents who've come to grief by refusing to disclose baby names under consideration: 0.
Number of well-meaning friends and family who say "That's a suck-ass name; why'd you pick that?" upon simultaneously meeting your newborn and hearing the name for the absolute first time: 0. Or should be 0; YMMV.
Ann & Clint; Harold & Meda. Str8 is welcome to any of these except Clint, which I'm saving for a Grinch baby that looks tough enough to carry it off, male or female.
I have greater strictures in the baby-naming department than most because I have a surname that is a preexisting word in the English language. A great many meritorious girl names would create unfortunate associations when paired with my last name, even though I'm sure many of you carry them with distinction and honor IRL.
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