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This is my son Dashiell
You say: Yo what up my n****?
You think: That was pretty racist what I said.

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This is my son Graeme or Graham
You say: Interesting.
You think: Graham crackers.

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This is my son Asher
You say: Interesting.
You think: Not my style at all.

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This is my son Benjamin or Bennett
You say: Love it!
You think: Same here.

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This is my son Tristan
You say: Love it!
You think: Sounds wussy.

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This is my son Niall
You say: Ugly.
You think: Why not Neil or Neal?

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This is my son Rhys
You say: Is it pronounced Reese or Rice?
You think: Interesting.

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This is my son August
You say: Love it!
You think: Love it!

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This is my son Eamon
You say: Like Eamon de Valera?
You think: Same here.

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This is my son Arden
You say: Weird.
You think: Same here.

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This is my son Gabriel
You say: Nice name.
You think: The one I know is a jerk!

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This is my son Simon
You say: Cool!
You think: Yawn.

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This is my son Fraser
You say: Interesting.
You think: Obsessed with the show, eh?

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This is my son Reid
You say: Ha ha.
You think: Read on.

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This is my son Justus
You say: Just us.
You think: That's what it sounds like.

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This is my son Tadhg
You say: How do you say it?
You think: Is it pronounced like how Steven Tyler's son Taj pronounces his name?

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This is my son Dashiell
You say: Hi Dashiell!
You think: What a weird name

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This is my son Graeme or Graham
You say: Hi Graham!
You think: Dated and reminds me of Jack's brother in 24.

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This is my son Asher
You say: Hi Asher
You think: I don't like it at all. I hate all names that start with Ash though except Ashley

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This is my son Benjamin or Bennett
You say: Hi Benjamin/ Bennett
You think: What a nice name

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This is my son Tristan
You say: Hi Tristan
You think: This name has always seemed girlish to me for some reason

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This is my son Niall
You say: Hi Niall
You think: Different

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This is my son Rhys
You say: Hi Rhys
You think: Too nicknamey

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This is my son August
You say: Hi August
You think: Not bad at all.

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This is my son Eamon
You say: Hi Eamon
You think: I don't like it

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This is my son Arden
You say: Hi Arden
You think: I don't like it

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This is my son Gabriel
You say: Hi Gabriel
You think: I like it, it's nice

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This is my son Simon
You say: Hi Simon!
You think: Dated and reminds me of American Idol which I hate

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This is my son Fraser
You say: Hi Fraser
You think: Like the show?

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This is my son Reid

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This is my son Dashiell
You think: celebrity kid to me

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This is my son Graeme or Graham
You think: Graham cracker

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This is my son Asher
You think: cute, like it on a girl too

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This is my son Benjamin or Bennett
You think: love it w/ nn Benji

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This is my son Tristan
You think: nms but ok

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This is my son Niall
You think: no

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This is my son Rhys
You think: Hi Rhys prefer Reese

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This is my son August
You think: girl's name to me, one of my future my daughters is named this

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This is my son Eamon
You think: eh no

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This is my son Arden
You think: neat but nms

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This is my son Gabriel
You think: so overused and unattractive

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This is my son Simon
You think: cute

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This is my son Fraser
You think: like the show, nms

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This is my son Reid
You think: prefer Reed

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This is my son Justus
You think: prefer Justice

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This is my son Tadhg
You think: what?

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This is my son Iain
You think: Ian? Eye-an? not sure I like Ian on a girl

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This is my son Gareth
You think: ew

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This is my son Bryn
You think: YES a boy Bryn *does happy dance*

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This is my son Alasdair
You think: handsome

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This is my son Rand (maybe short for Roland - tell me your response to each if you like)
You think: eek

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This is my son Gray or Grey
You think: Such a girl's name

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This is my son Seth
You think: Eh, werewolf from Buffy

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This is my son Avery
You think: I LOVE Avery on a boy, I'd use it too.

This message was edited 12/1/2008, 7:27 AM

This is my son Dashiell
You say: what a great name!
You think: I actually do like this name now; and what a great nickname Dash is!

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This is my son Graeme or Graham
You say: nothing
You think:you don't hear that often in the US

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This is my son Asher
You say: cool name
You think: LOVE IT!!

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This is my son Benjamin or Bennett
You say:nothing
You think: not much; surprise at Bennett as a first name

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This is my son Tristan
You say:my daughter loves that name!
You think: it's a little fey for my tastes

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This is my son Niall
You say: nothing
You think: why this spelling?

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This is my son Rhys
You say: I love the Welsh spelling
You think: I love the Welsh spelling

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This is my son August
You say: Oh. Hi.
You think: This just seems like such a strange name for a boy.

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This is my son Eamon
You say: unusual name.
You think: Eamon Andrews, British tv host; seems like a very old-fashioned name

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This is my son Arden
You say: nothing
You think: ouch! seems to me that should be a girls' name!

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This is my son Gabriel
You say: great name
You think: great name

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This is my son Simon
You say:nothing
You think: seems a bit weak or fey to me

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This is my son Fraser
You say: nothing
You think:huh, not sure I like it

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This is my son Reid
You say: nothing
You think: I knew a Reid in high school

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This is my son Justus
You say: nothing
You think: oh lordy, that poor kid!

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This is my son Tadhg
You say: how do you pronounce that?

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This is my son Dashiell
You say: What a cool name.
You think: Super speed...I do like the name, but that's where my head instantly goes.

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This is my son Graeme or Graham
You say: How sweet! I don't meet a lot of Grahams/Graemes, but I really like it.
You think: Hope it's Graham and not Graeme, always thought Graeme was a bit odd looking.

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This is my son Asher
You say: Oh, what a nice name.
You think: Exactly that.

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This is my son Benjamin or Bennett
You say: Nice name. Planning to call him Ben? (If Bennett: Is it a family surname?)
You think: If he meets a nice girl named Darcy they could argue and get married. Ben's a bit dull.

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This is my son Tristan
You say: Cool name.
You think: Whiney.

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This is my son Niall
You say: Interesting. How do you pronounce it?
You think: Seriously, how the heck do you pronounce it? And how many years of getting asked that before he snaps and starts inventing a machine of death and doom?

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This is my son Rhys
You say: Nice name, I'm glad to see it spelled correctly!
You think: Don't love it, but I think I want to kiss you for not spelling it Rheese.

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This is my son August
You say: Oh my goodness, I love August! What's his middle name?
You think: Oh my goodness, I love August! What's his middle name?

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This is my son Eamon
You say: I'm sorry, I'm not sure how to say it– EE-mun? AY-mun? ee-AH-mun? EM-in?
You think: He can help Niall with the machine of death and doom...

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This is my son Arden
You say: Oh, that's nice, is it a family name?
You think: As in "forests of"?

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This is my son Gabriel
You say: Ooh! What a lovely name.
You think: Awesome.

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This is my son Simon
You say: Oh, I love Simon!
You think: Yay!

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This is my son Fraser
You say: Oh, that's nice...
You think: Have you got one called Niles?

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This is my son Reid
You say: That's a sweet name, I'm glad to see it on a boy.
You think: At least it's on a boy.

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This is my son Justus
You say: Oh! That's really cool. Does he have a nickname, or is he always called Justus?
You think: I really like it, but he really does need a nickname, and I can't pull a good one out besides Just. Which could work...

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