Random Poll #14 : Names

Last poll. Chapters as usual from tomorrow. 

This poll is in regards to the original story I'm working on. In fanfics, I'll just follow the pattern used in the original story, sort of like how I used Japanese names in this story. 

Anyway, I've been wondering which names I should use in the book I write. It'll most likely be a cultivation novel (still in works, will take several years to sort out all the details). So far, I've only read Chinese cultivation novels. But, I have no desire to use Chinese names. The reason is simply because it's very difficult to remember them 🥲 Even the novels I read, I mostly remembered characters by the short form of their names (like first letter of each name, surname and anything else). 

I haven't read any Western cultivation novels, so I would like to hear what they usually follow if any of you have read some. 

My first idea was to just randomly use the names from various cultures. However, that could make the reading a bit incoherent. 

The next idea was to use only Japanese or only Western names so that I won't have to think too much about it. 

However, later on, I had more ideas. The one I find most appealing right now is to use names from different cultures in different parts of the world, sort of like the real world. There could be some mix up, either due to immigration/travelling/or just parents giving exotic/cool names to their children, but names in a region will generally stay consistent. 

This can also allow me to replicate some real world cultural aspects in those regions. I guess the only other story (I read) that has something similar is One Piece, where names from several cultures are used. 

One complication I faced here was what to do when I do a world expansion (either going beyond the planet or to a higher realm). If I stay with just one culture, I could maintain similar names for the people on other planets/higher realm. 

However, if I use several cultures, then it might not make sense to give them names from the cultures I have used previously in the story (though there could be some exceptions). 

This isn't particularly difficult to handle as we have way too many cultures and I could just use some lesser known cultures for them. That said, it creates another issue. Since most of the characters will suddenly have names from a whole new culture, it may feel strange (not entirely sure what it'll feel like as I don't think I have ever read something like this). 

So, I'd like to know what your thoughts are on this matter. Which name patterns would you like to see in a new story you start to read? 

PS: I suppose a similar logic can be applied to language, but giving different regions different languages will complicate storytelling way too much, especially once aliens/higher beings are introduced. I'll stick to the English language to avoid all those complexities (though I suppose I could make a few rare exceptions if need be).