My Mom picked my first name (Jacob) and my Dad picked my middle name (Nicholas).
If you want a whole article on my last name, I can write one up. Just ask.
Well, my parents let my big sister and brother to pick my name. They picked 'Nicholas'. While my grandma picked my middle name, Abed from Abednego. My grandma always said I will have a friend named Daniel. And guess what? I do.