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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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This is my son Tadhg
You say: That's such an unusual name, nice.
You think: Whiney sounding (hate the 'eeg' noise), but at least Niall and Eamon will have an extra hand for their doom and gloom machine. Justus and Dashiell could team up to stop them...

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This is my son Iain
You say: Is that pronounced like Ian?
You think: It actually is nicer looking, but more confusing.

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This is my son Gareth
You say: Cool name. After the Arthurian character?
You think: I like it, mostly for how olde timey it sounds.

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This is my son Bryn
You say: Oh, that's a nice name.
You think: Like Bryn Mawr, or however you spell it, that all-women's college.

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This is my son Alasdair
You say: Neat!
You think: Really neat.

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This is my son Rand (maybe short for Roland - tell me your response to each if you like)
You say: Roland is an AWESOME name. Rand is quite cute.
You think: Oh definitely Roland nn Rand. Rand by itself is too...nicknamey...and I think 'randy'...

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This is my son Gray or Grey
You say: That's an interesting name, how'd you come to pick it?
You think: How drab.

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This is my son Seth
You say: Nice name.
You think: Lithpy.

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This is my son Avery
You say: It's so nice to see that on a boy!
You think: Well, it's nice to not see it on a girl. It's all right.