Names are fun.For example, there’s a brother and sister working on this very newspaper staff named Michael and Michelle. I’m sure they’ve heard this before but that’s freakin’ cool.I just want to thank their parents for making the world a little more whimsical. But I’m going to stop talking about them because I bet they’re a little sick of it and one of them is sort of my boss and will probably edit all this out anyway.When I was around 15, I asked my dad why I was named Eric. He told me I was named after an old Nordic king called Eric the Victorious, son of Bjorn Eriksson and Victor in the Battle of Fyrisvellir.I was confused for three reasons.First, I had no idea that my father had such a detailed knowledge of Nordic culture and history.Second, that’s nothing like me. Vikings can drink a lot and I black out after just one tankard of mead.Third, my father told me this in such a nonchalant way that I suspected he named me after the old Nordic king just so he can tell me this ridiculous story when I would ask him where my name came from.He probably knew that I would turn out to be kind of a wuss and waited years for the irony to unfold. It sounds like something he would do.But that got me into thinking about what I’m going to name my kids.I’ve put a lot of thought into it and I’ve decided that If I end up having twin boys, I’m naming them Gyro and Pyro. Then I’m going to mold them into the greatest warriors that “American Gladiators” has ever seen.If it’s a girl, I’m naming her Hellga and doing the same. And, yes. The double l’s are necessary.Or I could name the boy Luke just so I can say “Luke, I am your father.”Or I could be one of those parents that names their kid a very common name, but with a crazy spelling, thus needlessly confusing everybody in the process. Like “Nychole.” But if I do that, I’m going to put an asterisk and ampersand in there somewhere just for funsies.If you’ve ever been interviewed that’s why the reporter always asks you to spell out your name; it’s always good to make sure.They could end up spelling someone’s name wrong and you can bet that Riernatmaq Uoptwiznovic would be pissed.By the way, is it “Sean” or “Shawn?” It could even be “Seane” or “Shaun.”