Was I to be blamed for wondering if the elevator would be my coffin?
On another occasion I met a man whose name was "Death", and as soon as I heard his name I felt inclined to run away, for I did not wish to die.

I am not superstitious.

I have frequently taken dinner with thirteen persons at the table, and I do not hesitate to start on a journey on a Friday.

I often do things which would not be done by superstitious persons in China.

But to meet a man calling himself "Coffin" or "Death" was too much for me, and with all my disbelief in superstition I could not help showing some repugnance to those who bore such names.
Equally important, if not more so, is the selection of a name for a state or a nation.