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I think this is why people end up making up their own names. If you're someone like me with no distinct cultural heritage, having every grandparent from one, sometimes two different cultures / ethnicities, it's like, where do you draw the line? Leaning too far into any of my cultural inheritances feels false because I know none of them well, and nothing was handed down to me. For a real name (not just for fun), I would feel more inclined to draw inspiration from the region where I live which has a direct influence on my current life, and where my children would live out at least part of their lives. Adding...where I live is not my culture, but it has become my culture, and if my children were to live here for several more generations, it would become more deeply embedded as my family's culture over time.

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