Well, my mom's maiden name (I guess you can call it that even though she never married) is Wilber. Wilber or even spelled Wilbur can work as a forename I suppose but I always seen it as a surname In all honesty, it depends on the name itself. Blade isn't something that necessary screams "surname" I just find it to appear rather harsh and Holden Blade is awful to me.
Like someone holding a blade. I would really rethink your name options. "Holen Blade" is a type of name that seems like it would be easy to prod at.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.