What's In A Name?

Is there anyone out there who has never had to name a child, a pet, or some thing (hey, I know someone who names her computers, so…)?

For me, finding the right name for a character can be a challenge something like finding a wayward comma in a ten-thousand page manuscript. A name has to sound right, feel appropriate, work (whatever that means) for the character that I am sculpting. Sometimes a name works because of the meaning that it holds. That's why I'll often search out the meaning...