“Pity.” The elder gentleman sniffed. “Sad, really. Names are very important.” “It’s a matter of taste, surely.” “Nothing of the sort,” replied the elder Cosimo. “People get named all sorts of things – that I will concede. Whimsy, ignorance, sudden inspiration – all play a part. But if anyone guessed how monumentally important it was, the process would be taken a lot more seriously.”
