I love numbers. 3, for me, represents truth. If an indication is given 3 times, it's true. I learned from working at a bank for a few years, the number 8 is financially lucky for Asians. They ALWAYS requested their safe-deposit box include an 8. I've always shared your consideration for 9, saying it "expands and deepens without changing." And though I do not consider it in the commonly interpreted biblical way (you'll understand why) my 3 names break down into 6-6-6. But who knows?