in real life lots of people have the same name

i have had classes of 30 where i have 4 kids with the same 1st name, so why not on an island of 90+?

I do if they are duplicate or if their name is stupid. But I did get a cool name it was "Sulu" I mean come on if that isn't an homage to Star Trek!

only in specific tribes when I choose names for fun, but once the puzzles are complete and we've done everything. I let them name thier own.

I change names, when the villager looses its memory, I use the parent name, with junior. eg:Paco jnr.

How about renaming them with, say pop stars or actor & actresses. Or even your own family members.

I change the names all around ...sometimes I name a specific ''generation'' of children with the same first initial..does the ''game'' incorporate the names we give the villagers into the files of the game and then reuse them?

that would be a cool feature, but no, it does not

My wife uses family members' names. Many names repeat but by outfitting different aunts, uncles, and cousins who are mom, dad and children, she can tell who is who.

She seems to choose members from my side of the family when they dislike work or like resting.

lol

i named an especially ugly one who disliked work and learning after my uncle Rocky (dad's side)

Well, I once had a tribe where I went through and renamed everyone in my tribe after Mexican foods. It was fun trying to come up with 45 distinctly mexican foods that matched gender. I would name all the females with foods that ended in "a" such as Flauta, Fajita, and Enchilada.

I would name the males with foods that ended in "O" like menudo, Burrito, and Taco. This was fun until I was running out of foods. Even when I was at a restaurant I would look through the menu and see things I missed. I would go through and find something and think "'Chimichanga'... now why didn't I think of that?"
Now that I am writing this out, this seems a bit weird but then again, that's me. Besides, no one knew what I was doing. It was all in my head, like those voices... "Shhhh.... stop talking. I am trying to type right now" J/K (Just Kidding)