1.) This is our son,
Wren Alphonse.
Wren, say hi
You say: Hello! Pleased to meet you!
You think: I've heard of
Wren as a girl's name, but not a boy's name. And
Alphonse isn't really my cup of tea, but whatever floats your boat, I guess.
2.) This is my daughter,
Minerva Mae.
You say:
Minerva? Hi.
You think:
Minerva as in
Minerva McGonagall, and the
Roman Goddess of wisdom, etc? I like
Minerva, but I don't think I'd ever use it. I like
Mae, too, but I don't necessarily like
Minerva and
Mae together.
3.) I'd like you to meet my son, Cadmus
LucianoYou say: One more time, please? Cadmus
Luciano?
You think: Cadmus makes me think of Cadmium, and
Luciano makes me think of
Lucius Malfoy. God, I really am a geek...
4.) This is our daughter, Remembrance
Charlotte - everyone calls her
RemyYou say: Hi
Remy! How are you?
You think: Remembrance is quite a mouthful, isn't it? No wonder she goes by
Remy. I actually like
Remy better... I love
Charlotte, though.
5.) This is my son,
Vladimir Pavel. He's a little shy
You say:
Happy to meet you,
Vladimir.
You think: Does the family have Russian roots?
Vladimir and
Pavel are both strongly Russian. If they do have Russian roots, I wonder why the rest of the kids don't have Russian names.
6.) We'd like to present out daughter,
Marguerite EmeraldYou say:
Marguerite? That's a pretty name.
You think: Isn't
Marguerite typically Spanish? No, wait, that's
Margarita. French, then? I prefer
Margaret, but it's still pretty. I've never been much of a fan of names based on gems, though.