Re: I scoff, but...
named after a Dungeons & Dragons character
Our first two cats were named after features of Dartmoor.. Our first dog was named after one of my wifes' D&D characters..
Our latest cat is *almost* named after an LOTR character with just enough changed (Anwen rather than Arwen) - Anwen happens to be a Welsh name (my mum was half-Welsh).