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This is my daughter, Annabel. We call her Annie.
You say: That's a pretty name.
You think: Why shorten it? Annabel sounds lovely on it's own.

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This is my son, Henry.
You say: Awww!
You think: Prefer Harry.

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This is my daughter, Katherine. We call her Kate.
You say: Hi, Katherine.
You think: Katherine, yes. Kate, no.

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This is my son, William.
You say: Gorgeous name, William.
You think: Gorgeous name.

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This is my daughter Eliza.
You say: Nice name.
You think: Really.

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This is my son Thomas.
You say: Glad to see you have got a stupid name, Thomas.
You think: *yawn*

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This is my daughter Camille.
You say: That's elegant.
You think: Reminds me of Camels.

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This is my son Oliver.
You say: Hello, Oliver.
You think: Urrgh.

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These are my twin daughters Susannah and Genevieve. (no nicknames)
You say: What fantastic names!
You think: I couldn't agree more.

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This is my daughter Josephine.
You say: Sweet.
You think: Oooh, do they call her Josie for short?