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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?
You think: poor kid!

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This is my son Iain
You say: nothing
You think: my yucky uncle's name

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This is my son Gareth
You say: nothing
You think: so British, not very masculine to me

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This is my son Bryn
You say: Oh.
You think:Way too girly for a boy.

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This is my son Alasdair
You say: What an unusual name.
You think: Very upper-crust British, again rather fey

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This is my son Rand (maybe short for Roland - tell me your response to each if you like)
You say: nothing
You think: I prefer Rand to Roland, just because Roland has negative associations for me.

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This is my son Gray or Grey
You say: Interesting!
You think: Interesting!

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This is my son Seth
You say: cool name
You think: cool name; super cool.

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This is my son Avery
You say: nothing
You think: sounds more like a girls' name to me