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[Opinions] Re: WDYTO Knight?
Knight is fine, iirc it was ranking in the UK not too long ago. Night... is very goth. It's giving Ebony Dark'ness vibes. Wright is a surname-name, so it's fine.

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OK, but Knight is also a surname, which its bearers could of course change if they wanted to, but probably hadn't chosen in the first place. Knight as a fn, however, is too ambitious. And, in the UK anyway, I am enjoying the prospect of Mr Knight Smith being an exemplary citizen and on the Honours list, giving rise to the Goon-show comedy of 'Arise, er, Sir Knight'; even the most self-disciplined of monarchs might well giggle.