When I was in beauty school we had to pick a fake name to go by. Partly because we where in a pretty sleazy area so it gave us a little extra safety. But mostly so we wouldn't have 4 people named Lauren. (It's hard to schedule appointments when you're not sure which person they want to have an appointment with)
I chose the name Inara for obvious reasons.
This proved a hilarious choice because about once a week because about once a week one of my guests would look at me and say,
"Isn't that the prostitute from that space tv show?"
And I would just look at them and say in the most even tone I could muster, "The term is companion"
Also, now every time I watch Firefly or Serenity and hear anyone say "Inara" I still feel like it's my name.... awww memories