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Very interesting takes everyone has. I broke several of your rules and don't feel bad a bit (because our daughter's name ISN'T Shaneequa, Samwise or Noxema)
I have some rules of my own (that, of course, don't pertain to anyone but myself, but I'm pretty hardcore about them).
1. Don't give all your kids names starting with the same initial (My wife's family consists of Maria, Miguel, Melissa, Mauricio, Matthew and Monica...oh and the dogs are Mickey, Minnie and Maury)
2. If you're going to call your kid Tom, don't name him Thomas. If you're going to call them Jen, don't name them Jennifer. Name them what you are going to call them. I have utmost respect for my coworker Ben's parents, who simply named him Ben. Not Benjamin, just Ben.
3. Pertaining to ^^^^^, if you WANT to name your kid Matthew, stick to it. Don't let other people (particularly teachers) nickname your kid if you don't want them to. My wife's brother is named Matthew, and everyone in the family calls him that. It's been a losing battle since elementary school for him with others calling him Matt. He hates it, but he has given up on correcting people.
4. I'm REALLY against uncommon spelling of names unless there is a legitimate reason. For example, our daughter has a Dutch spelling of a name that is commonly Swedish. (Think pro golfer). But naming your kid Ghennipher is downright mean spirited.
5. I don't have twins, but in the rare case I ever did, they would get two unique names, not rhyming names or cutesy matching names. It's tough enough looking like one another much less being named Karen and Sharon
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