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This is my daughter, Meadow.
You say: That's Darling
You think: Oh amber waves of grain...

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This is my daughter, Kenya (named for my love of Africa).
You say: That's lovely
You think: Eh.. It could be worse. Not much, but it could be.

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This is my daughter, Poppy.
You say: Like the flower- how sweet!
You think: Seed

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This is my daughter, Desert nn Desi (named for my love of deserts).
You say: Oh, how... unusual
You think: Who has a love of deserts?

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This is my son, River (named in reference to the Holy Spirit.
You say: *smiles weakly*
You think: Not another victim of the hippie generation!

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This is my son, Caspian (named for the sea, and the Narnia reference).
You say: That's really nice
You think: A name I like but would never use, refreshing to hear

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This is my son, Genesis (named from the book in the Bible).
You say: Oh!
You think: Poor kid. Poor poor kid...

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This is my son, Journey (named from the movie The Last Unicorn).
You say: Aww
You think: What? Is he going somehwere or something?

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This is my son, Lyric (named for my lovee of music).
You say: What a lovely name!
You think: A nice name, but I'd never use it

This is my daughter, Meadow.
You say: Meadow is very cool
You think: I like Meadow a lot

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This is my daughter, Kenya (named for my love of Africa).
You say: Hey, Kenya
You think: Kenya is nms

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This is my daughter, Poppy.
You say: What a sweet old-fashioned name
You think: I hate the name

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This is my daughter, Desert nn Desi (named for my love of deserts).
You say: Desi is a cute nn
You think: Like Desi, dislike Desert cause it reminds me of dessert

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This is my son, River (named in reference to the Holy Spirit.
You say: Great to see River on a boy!
You think: I like River

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This is my son, Caspian (named for the sea, and the Narnia reference).
You say: Caspian is lovely
You think: Nice

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This is my son, Genesis (named from the book in the Bible).
You say: Hey, Genesis
You think: Too trendy, don't like the sound either

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This is my son, Journey (named from the movie The Last Unicorn).
You say: I adore Journey
You think: I adore Journey, but for a girl

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This is my son, Lyric (named for my lovee of music).
You say: Lyric is so unusual
You think: Lyric is nms

This message was edited 6/6/2007, 12:41 PM

This is my daughter, Meadow.
You say: Beautiful name.
You think: I adore the name Meadow, I just can't see myself using it. Great on someone else though.

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This is my daughter, Kenya (named for my love of Africa).
You say: Nice
You think: Not the best, definately nms, but it works.

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This is my daughter, Poppy.
You say: Awesome name!
You think: I love the name Poppy. I also like Poppy Montgomery [the actress]....did you know her full name has 6 names?

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This is my daughter, Desert nn Desi (named for my love of deserts).
You say: Very...Different
You think: nmsaa, I can't imagine anyone using it as a name.

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This is my son, River (named in reference to the Holy Spirit.)
You say: Great name.
You think: I like River, it's workable.

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This is my son, Caspian (named for the sea, and the Narnia reference).
You say: Very unique!
You think: nms, but it could work on someone else.

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This is my son, Genesis (named from the book in the Bible).
You say: I love your name.
You think: I like Genesis, although I prefer it on a girl.

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This is my son, Journey (named from the movie The Last Unicorn).
You say: Also unique
You think: Works well, again, on someone else. Fantastic if paired with the right MN [or FN]

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This is my son, Lyric (named for my lovee of music).
You say: Great.
You think: Love it on a girl [couldn't imagine it on a boy, it could work I guess].

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This is my daughter, Meadow (named after nature's meadows).
You say: How darling.
You think: Poor child.

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This is my daughter, Kenya (named for my love of Africa).
You say: Hey Kenya. What an unusual name.
You think: That's almost worse than Meadow.

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This is my daughter, Poppy.
You say: How are you, Poppy?
You think: That *is* worse than Meadow. I suddenly feel the desire to secretly change this girl's birth certificate so she can have a decent name.

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This is my daughter, Desert (named for my love of deserts).
You say: Interesting.
You think: Desert? Desert? Not even Savannah or Sharon? How horrid.

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This is my son, River (named in reference to the Holy Spirit.)
You say: Hey River. I like your name.
You think: Yes, despite my general dislike for names like that, I do like River for a boy.

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This is my son, Caspian (named for the sea, and the Narnia reference).
You say: Awesome!
You think: Caspian's better than the others, I'll admit...

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This is my son, Genesis (named from the book in the Bible).
You say: Genesis for a boy? I like it.
You think: Sort of. It seems more feminine to me, and that's coming from someone who thinks that Ashley and Courtney and Cassidy are fantastic boy names.

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This is my son, Journey (named from the movie The Last Unicorn).
You say: The Last Unicorn? Never heard of it.
You think: Maybe that's a good thing. But what mother in her right mind would name her son "Journey"? I suppose it's alright. Better than Meadow or Desert, anyway.

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This is my son, Lyric (named for my lovee of music).
You say: Lyric on a boy. I like that, too.
You think: Thought-provoking. It's nms on either gender but I suppose it would work on a boy...