I'm not inclined to use
Viola anyway, but that Span. reference is good to know.
Violet and violent falls into the same category of the twits who try to compare
Santa and
Satan. My issue for the triste bit would depend on whether the Fr. meaning was actually carried in the name... aside from that, I'd just find Beatriste unattractive by its own sound merits w/out the Fr. for sad.
I def. wouldn't be inclined to use
Gary though because aside from not being fond of it in the first place, the Jpns. word geri (same prn) means diarrhea and I think it would be a rather unfortunate name for a child growing up in Japan.