about
Galen and
Gabriel. I know you're right about the "gay-" sound, which distresses me. (I like the name
Gaylord too, but there's not a snowball's chance in hell of
that ever being accepted in the mainstream - oh well *sigh*). But I really like both names, despite that
Gabriel seems to be getting more attention lately. I like
Galen for the medical connection. I think it's loads more appealing than
Hippocrates! *LOL* I used the name
Galen for a doctor character in a piece of alternate-history fiction. It just really caught my attention that
you mention
Galen because of that medical connection. =D