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This is my daughter Maelle Christine "Ellie"
You Say: Hey, Ellie, nice to meet you!
You Think: Maelle is lovely and unusual, and she'll have something to go by when she gets older that isn't too common, but still has the cute nickname of Ellie. Very nice.

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This is my daughter Daria Rose "Dari"
You Say: Hi, Daria!
You Think: No, I refuse to call her Dari. Sounds like "dairy", even if you lengthen the a.

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This is my daughter Lavinia Noelle "Nia"
You Say: Hey there, Nia. Nice to meet you.
You Think: I adore the name Nia, and her full name is very nice. Noelle...eh, nmsaa, but whatever ticks your clock.

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This is my daughter Elaine Brittany "Lainey"
You Say: Hey, Lainey. Funny, that's what we call my aunt, too.
You Think: Elaine's a perfectly fine name and Lainey's nice enough. Why ruin that with Brittany?

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This is my daughter Gloria Danielle "Glory"
You Say: Hi Glory! What a great name.
You Think: I'm a fan. I don't like word names in general, but I definetly think Glory is very pretty as a name and has a great meaning that's not too heavy-handed (in the way that I think Trinity, Heaven and so forth are). Nice.