How do you pick names for your characters?

[morning star]

First I consider the context of the story; the setting, the time period, etc. I also consider the personality of my character's parents, which is surprisingly important. For example, a traditional, old-fashioned, conservative couple aren't going to call their daughter Obsidian, even if that name does fit an angsty fourteen-year-old emo character. They'd probably call her Susan or something. Though I do believe that names need to fit the characters to some extent, so I would try to find a name that fits the character and would realistically be something that their parents had chosen.