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This is my son: James Vincent, nn Jamie.
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You Think:This is my son: Gilbert Blythe, nn Gil.
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You Think:This is my daugther: Claire Antoinette.
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This is my son: James Vincent, nn Jamie.
You Say: Hi Jamie!
You Think: James Vincent is a fantastic name. I don't like Jamie, though.This is my son: Gilbert Blythe, nn Gil.
You Say: Hi Gil!
You Think: Has someone been reading Anne of Green Gables too much? It's ugly either way.This is my daugther: Claire Antoinette.
You Say: Hi Claire!
You Think: I LOVE Claire! Antoinette is unfortunate, though.
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This is my son: James Vincent, nn Jamie.
You Say: Ooh, what a nice name.
You Think: Do I have to call him Jamie? I'm partial to James.This is my son: Gilbert Blythe, nn Gil.
You Say: Hey Gil. Now, you don't have people pronouncing that Jill, do you?
You Think: God, I hope not, because with the Blythe his name is girly enough.This is my daugther: Claire Antoinette.
You Say: Pretty names.
You Think: They don't fit.
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This is my son: James Vincent, nn Jamie.
You Say: He has a wonderful name!
You Think: He does! James Vincent is a very, very strong name, and Jamie is a fantastic nickname for his youth. And if he wants a different name when he's older, he can switch. Four stars! ;)This is my son: Gilbert Blythe, nn Gil.
You Say: Hello, Gil.
You Think: Gilbert, horrible association. Blythe, great association. But all together it's a little too weird.This is my daugther: Claire Antoinette.
You Say: How cute!
You Think: I hate the name Claire. I hate the name Claire. I hate the name Claire. I hate the name Claire. I hate the name Claire.

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This is my son: James Vincent, nn Jamie.
You Say: Hi, Jamie! I love your name!
You Think: I love James, but Jamie and Vincent are NMSAA.This is my son: Gilbert Blythe, nn Gil.
You Say: Hi, Gil!
You Think: Ewww...This is my daugther: Claire Antoinette.
You Say: You have a beautiful name, Claire!
You Think: Very sophisticated, I love it!
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This is my son: James Vincent, nn Jamie.
You Say: What a strong, handsome name!
You Think: James is popular, Vincent not my style, and Jamie too cutesy and 1980's but it's certainly nice to see Jamie on a boy for once!This is my son: Gilbert Blythe, nn Gil.
You Say: Oh, like Anne of Green Gables? That's a cute name!
You Think: It really is cute though perhaps a bit excessively heroic, but I don't have too much against that I myself like the names Darcy, Willoughby, and Tilney! :) This is my daugther: Claire Antoinette.
You Say: Claire is so cute!
You Think: Though the sound of the combo is a bit too much like Marie Antoinette but I love Claire, it's actually very cute!
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This is my son: James Vincent, nn Jamie.
You Say: What a handsome name!
You Think: Yay, another male Jamie! The boys shall reclaim this name! *maniacal laughter*This is my son: Gilbert Blythe, nn Gil.
You Say: Aw, like "Anne of Green Gables?" How clever! Gil is such a handsome name.
You Think: I hope he hates the book. Just to spite you.This is my daugther: Claire Antoinette.
You Say: What a lovely name! It's so refreshing to hear Claire on a little girl.
You Think: See above.
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This is my son: James Vincent, nn Jamie.
You Say: Nice names!
You Think: Jamie's silly though, there's nothing wrong with James.This is my son: Gilbert Blythe, nn Gil.
You Say: Hey.
You Think: Wow...too many B's.This is my daugther: Claire Antoinette.
You Say: Such a neat name!
You Think: Claire's a bit overused to be paired with Antoinette, but it's still pretty.

This message was edited 4/13/2007, 6:58 AM

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This is my son: James Vincent, nn Jamie.
You Say: Hi Jamie! Love your name
You Think: I love it, and at least it's not another girl Jamie! *phew*This is my son: Gilbert Blythe, nn Gil.
You Say: What a traditional strong name!
You Think: Gil, as in the fish gill?This is my daugther: Claire Antoinette.
You Say: Wow.
You Think: Wow.
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This is my son: James Vincent, nn Jamie.
You Say: What a classy combo!
You Think: Not a fan of Jamie, but at least they're not calling him Jim.This is my son: Gilbert Blythe, nn Gil.
You Say: Gilbert's such a strong name, isn't it? Are you a big fan of Anne of Green Gables?
You Think: Rabid L. M. Montgomery fan. This is my daugther: Claire Antoinette.
You Say: Your daughter has a gorgeous name.
You Think: Wow, that's beautiful!Edited for formatting.

This message was edited 4/13/2007, 5:09 AM

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This is my son: James Vincent, nn Jamie.
You Say: Hi James
You Think: Nice nameThis is my son: Gilbert Blythe, nn Gil.
You Say: hi
You Think: poor child what an awful nameThis is my daugther: Claire Antoinette.
You Say: hi
You Think: Claire is soo dull
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