Consider the first name of Russian composer Mussorgsky: "Modest." {gasp} Did his parents hate him? Isn't that choice of name a form of child abuse? Can you imagine what a guy with a name like that would go through as a teen or in the service? I mean, sure, I'm all for not saddling your kid with insipid names like Bill, Bob or Tom, but..."Modest"? Surely you jest!
(Yeah, I know, in Russian, "Modest" probably doesn't have the same meaning/ring.)
