I know what you mean about recycling names. After a few decades of reptile keeping I've gone through a good number of names, and it's now a lot more work to think of something cool. My husband doesn't see any issue with reusing names from animals that have passed away, but to me it feels weird.

I tend to favor names from mythology as well as books that I've read, and the current three names that I'm considering for the new guy are: Azhdeen, Zair, and Logen Ninefingers. I'm waiting to see which one suits him (unless another comes to mind).