I change names most of the time, til the village gets so big Irun out of names! & imagination. I have 2 new villages (I love starting out best) & I name them according to how they look. I have a Sven, a Marina--haven't thought of a good name for the girl with white hair, she looks so Norwegian. They all have last names, too, but sometimes I give the kiddies their mothers surname, if its in danger of disappearing when there are no more men with that name.