Just wondering one ,why the names are so odd and two why can't we Change the names to our liking. It's not a big deal I just can't help but wonder!! Hope to do this in the future!!

If you are playing on a PC you can change the names. It's just on iOS or Android that you can't.

I also wonder why the names are unusual, I guess it adds uniqueness to the game.

Arthur's wife, Carla, is Italian (Arthur is the developer of the game). I understand Carla thought up a lot of the peeps' names, many of which show a definite Italian influence.

I often permit my peeps to keep their names just depends on my mood or on the story going on in my head :-)