D&D General Yan C Bin is the worst name in D&D

[Ancalagon]

the year 1980...
My first character, my virgin eyes oggling a bare Player Character Sheet...

DM: "what is your characters name?"
Me ( A Tolkien fanatic): "Bard!"
DM: "not your class, and that class isn't possible yet, you'll have to blah blah blah...
I stare in confusion
DM continues: "Just make up a name, and then we will create your character class, race blah blah
I interrupt: "...but why cant my name be Bard, like the bowman?"
DM stares in confusion...

All characters I've made who were dwarves or elves have proper Tolkien names, and half the time I get push-back "That doesn't sound like an elven/dwarven name" pfffffffff