"... And these are my daughters,
Shelley and
Carroll"
You say: Nice meeting you, darlings. You have nice names.
You think: Hmmmm... as nicknames
Shelley and
Carroll are okay. But I do like the spelling C-A-R-O-L better.
"I'd like you to meet my son,
Moritz."
You say: Nice meeting you,
Moritz.
You think: Ugh! Who would name their son
Moritz? Stupid and ugly!
"Allow me to introduce you to my son,
Emil."
You say: Nice to meet you,
Emil. You have a nice name.
You think: Cool name! I've always wanted to meet and
Emil. It's a cool name.
"This is my daughter
Theodora; we call her
Theo."
You say: Quite an old-fashioned name. If only more people gave their children old-fashioned names...
You think: Stupid nickname for a girl. Why not
Thea instead? And
Theodora? Eh... not my style.
"
May I introduce my daughters,
Faustine and
Prosper."
You say: Oo! Nice names there, kids.
You think: I'd prefer
Faustina, and
Prosper is gorgeous.
"This is my son,
Tobias."
You say: Your mother picked out a very nice name for you, young man.
You think: Nice!