I made a character called Saefinn Liljasdottir. I wanted something Scandinavian, 'Saefinn' is an Icelandic name and the the surname is of course "daughter of Lilja" the Lilja part I made up on the spot because it sounded Icelandic and it didn't come from anywhere. Then the devs added a Lilja to the game, when I first encountered her my reaction was "....mum?" Even better because I had made the character a Viera.

As for copycats, if the same everything else is consistent, that is weird. Make an enemies lately? Go Mandeville dance your other you, assert dominance.