What's in a name?

Being a 'weather guy', I know how the general public likes to take pot shots...
The NHC has had its fair share of 'bad press' but this is downright absurd.

A co-worker pointed this out a few minutes ago:

NHC Names Link

Quoting from the site:

...the 2005 list will be used again in 2011.

The only time that there is a change in the list is if a storm is
so deadly or costly that the future use of its name on a different
storm would be inappropriate for reasons of sensitivity. If that
occurs, then at an annual meeting by the WMO committee
(called primarily to discuss many other issues) the offending
name is stricken from the list and another name is selected to
replace it.


Several names have been changed since the lists were
created. For example, on the 2004 list (which will be used again in 2010),
Gaston has replaced Georges and Matthew has replaced Mitch.
On the 2006 list, Kirk has replaced Keith.

End Quote

So....
Why on earth would you replace one name with another that
sounds like, or is even very closely spelled like an offending one from
a previous season?

Someone should ask them why they picked not one,
but TWO names like that for 2011.

2005 retired storm names:            2011 replacement storm names:

Dennis                                     Don

Katrina                                Katia

Rita                                        Rina

Stan                                         Sean

Wilma                                     Whitney



What do you think?
I am curious to see if anyone else finds this as clear as I do.