While watching Darla the other night, I noticed something and it made me think. Angel's name when he was Liam, Spike's was William and both the Master and Darla's names are unknown. Is this something that most vampires do when they get turned? Well, let's explore both cases: that either yes, it does mean something or that no, it means nothing and I'm just nuts.

OK, let's assume that most vampires do pick a name for whatever reason. It is obvious that, if that's the case, the names mean something. Darla was the Master's "dear one," Liam's sister called him an "angel" when she invited him in right after he had been turned and Spike either tortured his victims with real or metaphorical railroad spikes. (Personally, I think he came back after that comment and tortured them like that for real, but that's just me.) But all these things happened once the people had been turned and the demons were already demons. So it would follow logically that the demon tries to chuck off their former life and pick one thing that will distinguish them as a separate entity for the rest of their unlife.

But what if that's wrong? That these cases were just simply out of the ordinary? Drusilla for instance has not yet been known to change her name. Dalton also sounds like a name that was given and not chosen. Did they miss the loop then or are they actually the norm?

I ask for you to draw your own conclusions.