With respect to naming kids, don't bother telling people because they'll always criticize it.
Also nothing wrong with using names of other family members. My kid is named after my granduncle and uncle. I already have a crazy Euro last name so I won't make the problem worse by giving them a crazy first name.
We wanted semi biblical names. Matthew, Rebekah, Sarah. Carter doesn’t really fit, but Ezekiel wasn’t doing if for us either.