Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24993958-20160209135716/@comment-209421-20160217161104

See, I'm approaching this from a different point of view to you guys. It's one I can't say I've witnessed, but I've heard of: naming the child for a person who had a huge influence on both parent's lives.

Pyrrha had a HUGE influence on Jaune's life in Beacon. An utterly massive one. Hell, she shaped him into the kind of fighter he is now. She played a much smaller role with Ruby, but it was nonetheless an important one. She was the person who taught Ruby about semblance. Her sacrifice awakened Ruby's whole "silver-eyes" powers, and most importantly for the group: held Cinder's attention for so long that Cinder couldn't prevent whatever stasis Ruby created.

Now, let's look at both of them. They had somebody they cared about die. Jaune had just discovered that she loved him, since it was clear he didn't understand the feelings until she sent him away. Ruby WATCHED HER DIE. But, Pyrrha's passing also led the two of them to support one another even further, which through a bunch of ergos and followings leads to love, and Lancaster.

Now, who is the linchpin for this relationship? Is is Jaune, the emotionally-crippled male, needing comfort from a warmer female companion? Is it Ruby, the warm, loving figure that wants to help Jaune get answers? No. The linchpin in this theory is PYRRHA. If not for her death, all of the others would have likely died. As such, in order to honor Pyrrha's memory, a daughter born of Jaune and Ruby is given the name Pyrrha, not in a case of "oh, I'm going to name her after my dead ex", and more a case of "I want to name her this as a tribute to somebody who changed and saved my life."