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It's a surname (as in the painter Henri Matisse). So yeah, it counts as a name. I'd assume anyone who used it were big Matisse fans, or maybe it was a family surname for them. I wouldn't have a problem with it in either of those cases, although I don't like it. I also think it sounds more masculine.

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I'd think anyone named Monet had parents who were Monet fans, too. I don't like the sound of it at all.