They chose names that precede our name in the alphabet.

Let's not name any names... everything in due course.

I chose the name Langdon for a combination of reasons. The name first occurred to me as a tribute to one of my favorite artists, John Langdon, who not entirely coincidentally is a passionate art-lover and a teacher like Robert Langdon. I also like the way his name sounds; all of my heroes have two syllabus names for reasons of rhythm. In addition, the name Langdon is an old New England family name that carries with it an air of erudition and academia, which works nicely for a Harvard professor.

We go to the Greek alphabet.

If I were Kerry, I wouldn't name those names because [Bush] would clearly make their lives difficult.

She handed me an index card with two names on it. She pointed to Alex's name and told me he was pretty fast and I should give him a call.