Maybe the funny looks you get are only from people who read those authors. Kinda like if I named my children harry, ron and harmione, most people would look at me funny. (or robert langdon for any dan brown fans)
i like your names, they are unique, and I am not familiar with those authors, so I didn't notice. The names are nice. Tell people to stuff it, I have had to my whole life, my name it kitryn, and my children are conor, seanan and clareigh!