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This is my son Henry:
(Henry Oliver)
You Say: That's a great name!
You Think: Good for them, that's a great name!

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This is my daughter Annabel, we call her Annie:
(Annabel Clare)
You Say: She's very sweet.
You think: Yuppie Pottery Barn name

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This is my son William:
(William James)
You Say: That's a nice name
You think: Nice, hope he won't be just another upper-middle-class Will.

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This is my daughter Katherine, we call her Kate:
(Katherine Emily)
You Say: She's very sweet
You think: Why would you ruin a perfectly good name by shortening it to the harsh and ubiquitous Kate?

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This is my son Thomas:
(Thomas Alexander)
You Say: That's a very nice name!
You think: I wouldn't use it but good for them!

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This is my daughter Margaret, we call her Maggie:
(Margaret Julia)
You Say: That's a great name
You Think: Too bad they ruin it by making her just another Maggie/Maddie/Mattie/Addie.

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This is my son Hugo:
(Hugo Sebastian)
You say: What a great name!
You think: That is so cool.

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This is my daughter Susannah:
(Susannah Eloise)
You say: What a great name!
You think: Nice pick, too bad it has so many spellings or I might use it!

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This is my daughter Genevieve:
(Genevieve Aurelia)
You Say: That's such a nice name.
you think: A nice name, wonder if it's getting big?