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This is my son Henry:
You say: What a wonderful, strong name!
You think: Same

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This is my daughter Annabel:
You say: Very cute.
You think: ... for a cow, perhaps.

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This is my son William:
You say: William is my grandfather's name.
You think: Not another... just tell me he goes by William, not a nn.

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This is my daugher Eliza:
You say: Is it short for anything?
You think: I wish people wouldn't use nicknames as stand-alones.

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This is my son James:
you say: How nice!
You think: How dull!

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This is my daughter Katherine (Kate):
You say: Very pretty!
You think: Katherine is one of the few common names that I like... why ruin it with a nickname?

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This is my son Nicholas:
You say: Very handsome.
You think: ... as long as he doesn't go by Nick.

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This is my daughter Julia:
You say: How pretty!
You think: They would have done better with Juliana.