I think it works! It’s surname-y but not too surname-y to be a first name, and it has nice nickname options like [name_m]Bear[/name_m], [name_m]Barry[/name_m], [name_m]Gerry[/name_m], or even [name_m]Ben[/name_m] and [name_m]Benny[/name_m]. I know a lot of people whose first or middle name are family surnames, so it doesn’t seem to unusual to me.
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