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It's a bit long, but feel free to be honest! Thanks! :)
This is my son, Anakin Robert.
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This is my daughter, Lorelei Rose. Sometimes we call her Rory.
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This is my son, Basil Thomas. That's pronounced BAZ-ul, not BAY-zul.
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This is my daughter, Lilac Cecelia.
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This is my son, Reid Martin.
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This is my daughter, Benjamina Grace. We often call her Benny.
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This is my son, Frederick Daniel. We sometimes call him Freddie or Fritz.
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This is my daughter, Iris Lucasta.
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This is my son, Theodore Marcello. We usually call him Theo and sometimes Dorian.
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This is my daughter, Augusta Patience. Sometimes we call her Gus.
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This is my son, Dashiell Andrew. He usually goes by Dash.
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This is my daughter, Esmeralda Verity. We usually call her Essie.
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This is my son, Job Christopher. That's pronounced JOBE, to rhyme with lobe and strobe, not pronounced JAWB, to rhyme with Bob or Rob.
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This is my daughter, Virginia Opal. We usually call her Ginny.
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This is my son, Edgar Matthias.
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This is my daughter, Dahlia Temperance.
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This is my son, Simon Peter.
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This is my son, Duncan Leopold Ezra.
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This is my son, Anakin Robert.
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This is my daughter, Lorelei Rose. Sometimes we call her Rory.
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This is my son, Basil Thomas. That's pronounced BAZ-ul, not BAY-zul.
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This is my daughter, Lilac Cecelia.
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This is my son, Reid Martin.
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This is my daughter, Benjamina Grace. We often call her Benny.
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This is my son, Frederick Daniel. We sometimes call him Freddie or Fritz.
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This is my daughter, Iris Lucasta.
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This is my son, Theodore Marcello. We usually call him Theo and sometimes Dorian.
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This is my daughter, Augusta Patience. Sometimes we call her Gus.
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This is my son, Dashiell Andrew. He usually goes by Dash.
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This is my daughter, Esmeralda Verity. We usually call her Essie.
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This is my son, Job Christopher. That's pronounced JOBE, to rhyme with lobe and strobe, not pronounced JAWB, to rhyme with Bob or Rob.
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This is my daughter, Virginia Opal. We usually call her Ginny.
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This is my son, Edgar Matthias.
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This is my daughter, Dahlia Temperance.
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This is my son, Simon Peter.
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This is my son, Duncan Leopold Ezra.
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This is my son, Anakin Robert.
Say: Oh, Star Wars!
Think: ack.
This is my daughter, Lorelei Rose. Sometimes we call her Rory.
Say: Awesome.
Think: Lorelei's great. Rory is impossible to say, and Rose is kind of dull, but Lorelei makes up for it.
This is my son, Basil Thomas. That's pronounced BAZ-ul, not BAY-zul.
Say: Very distinguished.
Think: Very distinguished and wonderful. Basil Fawlty. Basil with a mustache and posh English accent and small round spectacles. Love.
This is my daughter, Lilac Cecelia.
Say: Awesome!
Think: Awesome! (Prefer Cecilia.)
This is my son, Reid Martin.
Say: Congratulations.
Think: yaawn
This is my daughter, Benjamina Grace. We often call her Benny.
Say: Oh really? That's interesting.
Think: Benjamina! That's interesting. I should look into that! Grace is boring
This is my son, Frederick Daniel. We sometimes call him Freddie or Fritz.
Say: Hallo, Fritz!
Think: Fritz? Wonderful! Daniel is boring though.
This is my daughter, Iris Lucasta.
Say: YAY!
Think: YAY!
This is my son, Theodore Marcello. We usually call him Theo and sometimes Dorian.
Say: Awesome.
Think: I like Theodore on its own, Dorian is kind of a stretch. Marcello is neat.
This is my daughter, Augusta Patience. Sometimes we call her Gus.
Say: Awesome.
Think: Augusta is great and wonderful - Gus is kind of ugly. Patience is kind of bad, but that's okay.
This is my son, Dashiell Andrew. He usually goes by Dash.
Say: Interesting.
Think: Interesting. Don't like Andrew. Don't really like Dashiell, but Dash is an awesome nickname. I approve.
This is my daughter, Esmeralda Verity. We usually call her Essie.
Say: Great!
Think: Great! Esmerelda's a little much, I like Verity Esmerelda more, but that's okay.
This is my son, Job Christopher. That's pronounced JOBE, to rhyme with lobe and strobe, not pronounced JAWB, to rhyme with Bob or Rob.
Say: Oh awesome!
Think: Someone finally using Job! Christopher is okay, if boring. It goes well with Job though.
This is my daughter, Virginia Opal. We usually call her Ginny.
Say: Oh, Star Wars!
Think: ack.
This is my daughter, Lorelei Rose. Sometimes we call her Rory.
Say: Awesome.
Think: Lorelei's great. Rory is impossible to say, and Rose is kind of dull, but Lorelei makes up for it.
This is my son, Basil Thomas. That's pronounced BAZ-ul, not BAY-zul.
Say: Very distinguished.
Think: Very distinguished and wonderful. Basil Fawlty. Basil with a mustache and posh English accent and small round spectacles. Love.
This is my daughter, Lilac Cecelia.
Say: Awesome!
Think: Awesome! (Prefer Cecilia.)
This is my son, Reid Martin.
Say: Congratulations.
Think: yaawn
This is my daughter, Benjamina Grace. We often call her Benny.
Say: Oh really? That's interesting.
Think: Benjamina! That's interesting. I should look into that! Grace is boring
This is my son, Frederick Daniel. We sometimes call him Freddie or Fritz.
Say: Hallo, Fritz!
Think: Fritz? Wonderful! Daniel is boring though.
This is my daughter, Iris Lucasta.
Say: YAY!
Think: YAY!
This is my son, Theodore Marcello. We usually call him Theo and sometimes Dorian.
Say: Awesome.
Think: I like Theodore on its own, Dorian is kind of a stretch. Marcello is neat.
This is my daughter, Augusta Patience. Sometimes we call her Gus.
Say: Awesome.
Think: Augusta is great and wonderful - Gus is kind of ugly. Patience is kind of bad, but that's okay.
This is my son, Dashiell Andrew. He usually goes by Dash.
Say: Interesting.
Think: Interesting. Don't like Andrew. Don't really like Dashiell, but Dash is an awesome nickname. I approve.
This is my daughter, Esmeralda Verity. We usually call her Essie.
Say: Great!
Think: Great! Esmerelda's a little much, I like Verity Esmerelda more, but that's okay.
This is my son, Job Christopher. That's pronounced JOBE, to rhyme with lobe and strobe, not pronounced JAWB, to rhyme with Bob or Rob.
Say: Oh awesome!
Think: Someone finally using Job! Christopher is okay, if boring. It goes well with Job though.
This is my daughter, Virginia Opal. We usually call her Ginny.
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This is my son, Anakin Robert.
Say: Hi Anakin!
Think: Robert is nice and classic. Anakin is alright, at least all those Star Wars movies are done now.
This is my daughter, Lorelei Rose. Sometimes we call her Rory.
Say: Nice to meet you Lorelei.
Think: Rory is masculine, bleh. Lorelei is beautiful and Rose is fine, if not fillerish
This is my son, Basil Thomas. That's pronounced BAZ-ul, not BAY-zul.
Say: Hi Basil, I love your name.
Think: I really do like Basil a lot, fabulous! Thomas is nice and classic, it offsets Basil.
This is my daughter, Lilac Cecelia.
Say: Hi Lilac!
Think: I love Cecelia, but I prefer Cecilia, not that I could know the spelling just form hearing it...oh well.
This is my son, Reid Martin.
Say: Nice to meet you Reid.
Think: Reid is nie and classic, it would have been my first mn if I was a boy. Martin is handsome.
This is my daughter, Benjamina Grace. We often call her Benny.
Say: Hello!
Think: Benjamina is certainly original, but nice. I dislike Benny.
This is my son, Frederick Daniel. We sometimes call him Freddie or Fritz.
Say: Hi Anakin!
Think: Robert is nice and classic. Anakin is alright, at least all those Star Wars movies are done now.
This is my daughter, Lorelei Rose. Sometimes we call her Rory.
Say: Nice to meet you Lorelei.
Think: Rory is masculine, bleh. Lorelei is beautiful and Rose is fine, if not fillerish
This is my son, Basil Thomas. That's pronounced BAZ-ul, not BAY-zul.
Say: Hi Basil, I love your name.
Think: I really do like Basil a lot, fabulous! Thomas is nice and classic, it offsets Basil.
This is my daughter, Lilac Cecelia.
Say: Hi Lilac!
Think: I love Cecelia, but I prefer Cecilia, not that I could know the spelling just form hearing it...oh well.
This is my son, Reid Martin.
Say: Nice to meet you Reid.
Think: Reid is nie and classic, it would have been my first mn if I was a boy. Martin is handsome.
This is my daughter, Benjamina Grace. We often call her Benny.
Say: Hello!
Think: Benjamina is certainly original, but nice. I dislike Benny.
This is my son, Frederick Daniel. We sometimes call him Freddie or Fritz.
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This is my son, Anakin Robert.
Say: Hi Anakin
Think: LOVE Anakin
This is my daughter, Lorelei Rose. Sometimes we call her Rory.
Say: Hi Rory
Think: nms
This is my son, Basil Thomas. That's pronounced BAZ-ul, not BAY-zul.
Say: Hi Basil
Think: nice
This is my daughter, Lilac Cecelia.
Say: Hi Lilac
Think: sweet
This is my son, Reid Martin.
Say: Hi Reid
Think: nice
This is my daughter, Benjamina Grace. We often call her Benny.
Say: Hi Benjamina
Think: cute in a way
This is my son, Frederick Daniel. We sometimes call him Freddie or Fritz.
Say: Hi Frederick
Think: eh
This is my daughter, Iris Lucasta.
Say: Hi Iris
Think: lovely, I just met an Iris today as well
This is my son, Theodore Marcello. We usually call him Theo and sometimes Dorian.
Say: Hi Theodore
Think: I love Theodore, where'd they get Dorian from?
This is my daughter, Augusta Patience. Sometimes we call her Gus.
Say: Hi Augusta
Think: sweet, but Gus? eh Gussie is sweeter
This is my son, Dashiell Andrew. He usually goes by Dash.
Say: Hi Dashiell
Think: eh...
This is my daughter, Esmeralda Verity. We usually call her Essie.
Say: Hi Esmeralda
Think: and Qwazimodo?
This is my son, Job Christopher. That's pronounced JOBE, to rhyme with lobe and strobe, not pronounced JAWB, to rhyme with Bob or Rob.
Say: Hi Job
Think: OH YAY! a Job! I LOVE IT
This is my daughter, Virginia Opal. We usually call her Ginny.
Say: Hi Virginia
Think: lovely
This is my son, Edgar Matthias.
Say: Hi Edgar
Think: I love Edgar!
This is my daughter, Dahlia Temperance.
Say: Hi Dahlia
Think: the Black Dahlia? Temperance is sweet.
This is my son, Simon Peter.
Say: Hi Simon
Think: OH! I LOVE this!
This is my son, Duncan Leopold Ezra.
Say: Hi Duncan
Think: I like Ezra, but Duncan? Leopold I could live with
Say: Hi Anakin
Think: LOVE Anakin
This is my daughter, Lorelei Rose. Sometimes we call her Rory.
Say: Hi Rory
Think: nms
This is my son, Basil Thomas. That's pronounced BAZ-ul, not BAY-zul.
Say: Hi Basil
Think: nice
This is my daughter, Lilac Cecelia.
Say: Hi Lilac
Think: sweet
This is my son, Reid Martin.
Say: Hi Reid
Think: nice
This is my daughter, Benjamina Grace. We often call her Benny.
Say: Hi Benjamina
Think: cute in a way
This is my son, Frederick Daniel. We sometimes call him Freddie or Fritz.
Say: Hi Frederick
Think: eh
This is my daughter, Iris Lucasta.
Say: Hi Iris
Think: lovely, I just met an Iris today as well
This is my son, Theodore Marcello. We usually call him Theo and sometimes Dorian.
Say: Hi Theodore
Think: I love Theodore, where'd they get Dorian from?
This is my daughter, Augusta Patience. Sometimes we call her Gus.
Say: Hi Augusta
Think: sweet, but Gus? eh Gussie is sweeter
This is my son, Dashiell Andrew. He usually goes by Dash.
Say: Hi Dashiell
Think: eh...
This is my daughter, Esmeralda Verity. We usually call her Essie.
Say: Hi Esmeralda
Think: and Qwazimodo?
This is my son, Job Christopher. That's pronounced JOBE, to rhyme with lobe and strobe, not pronounced JAWB, to rhyme with Bob or Rob.
Say: Hi Job
Think: OH YAY! a Job! I LOVE IT
This is my daughter, Virginia Opal. We usually call her Ginny.
Say: Hi Virginia
Think: lovely
This is my son, Edgar Matthias.
Say: Hi Edgar
Think: I love Edgar!
This is my daughter, Dahlia Temperance.
Say: Hi Dahlia
Think: the Black Dahlia? Temperance is sweet.
This is my son, Simon Peter.
Say: Hi Simon
Think: OH! I LOVE this!
This is my son, Duncan Leopold Ezra.
Say: Hi Duncan
Think: I like Ezra, but Duncan? Leopold I could live with
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This is my son, Theodore Marcello. We usually call him Theo and sometimes Dorian.
Say: Hi Theodore
Think: I love Theodore, where'd they get Dorian from?
We got Dorian from Theodore. If Theodora can be nicknamed Dory or Dora, then Theodore can be nicknamed Dorian, right?
Say: Hi Theodore
Think: I love Theodore, where'd they get Dorian from?
We got Dorian from Theodore. If Theodora can be nicknamed Dory or Dora, then Theodore can be nicknamed Dorian, right?
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true, never thought of that :)
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This is my son, Anakin Robert.
Say: Hi, Anakin.
Think: May I call you Vader?
This is my daughter, Lorelei Rose. Sometimes we call her Rory.
Say: Hey, Rory. Nice to meet you.
Think: Love Lorelei, love Rory. Rose flows, but I am sick of it as a middle name.
This is my son, Basil Thomas. That's pronounced BAZ-ul, not BAY-zul.
Say: Basil! I adore your name!
Think: And you pronounce the same as me, too. This is an absolutly wonderful name.
This is my daughter, Lilac Cecelia.
Say: Hello, Lilac.
Think: Too many hard Cs, especially because the name is at the same time very feminine.
This is my son, Reid Martin.
Say: Hey, Reid.
Think: Meh. Don't like or dislike em.
This is my daughter, Benjamina Grace. We often call her Benny.
Say: Hey there, Benny!
Think: That's adorable. Benjamina sounds really odd with Grace though.
This is my son, Frederick Daniel. We sometimes call him Freddie or Fritz.
Say: Hi, Fritz. That's a very cool nickname.
Think: The full name's nice, too.
This is my daughter, Iris Lucasta.
Say: Hello, Iris.
Think: Lucasta? All righty then. We'll just...go with Iris.
This is my son, Theodore Marcello. We usually call him Theo and sometimes Dorian.
Say: Nice to meet you, Theodore. So, which do you prefer, Theo or Dorian?
Think: Love every single part of this name. But you do realise that you've got brothers called Dorian and Basil? Might as well throw in a Lord Henry for good measure.
This is my daughter, Augusta Patience. Sometimes we call her Gus.
Say: Hey, Gus. What a sweet name.
Think: That's adorable and I love it. I feel bad, I feel like I'm not critising your names enough...
This is my son, Dashiell Andrew. He usually goes by Dash.
Say: 'Ello, Dash.
Think: So, where's his sister Violet then? Oh, right, couldn't see her over there. How's the superheroing going for you?
This is my daughter, Esmeralda Verity. We usually call her Essie.
Say: Hi, Essie.
Think: Sounds too much like Bessie...
This is my son, Job Christopher. That's pronounced JOBE, to rhyme with lobe and strobe, not pronounced JAWB, to rhyme with Bob or Rob.
Say: Hi, Anakin.
Think: May I call you Vader?
This is my daughter, Lorelei Rose. Sometimes we call her Rory.
Say: Hey, Rory. Nice to meet you.
Think: Love Lorelei, love Rory. Rose flows, but I am sick of it as a middle name.
This is my son, Basil Thomas. That's pronounced BAZ-ul, not BAY-zul.
Say: Basil! I adore your name!
Think: And you pronounce the same as me, too. This is an absolutly wonderful name.
This is my daughter, Lilac Cecelia.
Say: Hello, Lilac.
Think: Too many hard Cs, especially because the name is at the same time very feminine.
This is my son, Reid Martin.
Say: Hey, Reid.
Think: Meh. Don't like or dislike em.
This is my daughter, Benjamina Grace. We often call her Benny.
Say: Hey there, Benny!
Think: That's adorable. Benjamina sounds really odd with Grace though.
This is my son, Frederick Daniel. We sometimes call him Freddie or Fritz.
Say: Hi, Fritz. That's a very cool nickname.
Think: The full name's nice, too.
This is my daughter, Iris Lucasta.
Say: Hello, Iris.
Think: Lucasta? All righty then. We'll just...go with Iris.
This is my son, Theodore Marcello. We usually call him Theo and sometimes Dorian.
Say: Nice to meet you, Theodore. So, which do you prefer, Theo or Dorian?
Think: Love every single part of this name. But you do realise that you've got brothers called Dorian and Basil? Might as well throw in a Lord Henry for good measure.
This is my daughter, Augusta Patience. Sometimes we call her Gus.
Say: Hey, Gus. What a sweet name.
Think: That's adorable and I love it. I feel bad, I feel like I'm not critising your names enough...
This is my son, Dashiell Andrew. He usually goes by Dash.
Say: 'Ello, Dash.
Think: So, where's his sister Violet then? Oh, right, couldn't see her over there. How's the superheroing going for you?
This is my daughter, Esmeralda Verity. We usually call her Essie.
Say: Hi, Essie.
Think: Sounds too much like Bessie...
This is my son, Job Christopher. That's pronounced JOBE, to rhyme with lobe and strobe, not pronounced JAWB, to rhyme with Bob or Rob.
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This is my daughter, Lilac Cecelia.
Say: Hello, Lilac.
Think: Too many hard Cs, especially because the name is at the same time very feminine.
I don't understand what you meant by that...Could you please explain? Am I just being dense?
This is my son, Theodore Marcello. We usually call him Theo and sometimes Dorian.
Say: Nice to meet you, Theodore. So, which do you prefer, Theo or Dorian?
Think: Love every single part of this name. But you do realise that you've got brothers called Dorian and Basil? Might as well throw in a Lord Henry for good measure.
Again, could you please explain? I'm guessing that you're referring to Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (I remembered that Basil was one of the names in that Oscar Wilde-themed CAF a little while back and put two and two together), but I've never read the book (in fact, I've never read any books by Wilde) so I'm not sure.
Thanks for the honest opinions. Quite a few made me laugh. :)
Say: Hello, Lilac.
Think: Too many hard Cs, especially because the name is at the same time very feminine.
I don't understand what you meant by that...Could you please explain? Am I just being dense?
This is my son, Theodore Marcello. We usually call him Theo and sometimes Dorian.
Say: Nice to meet you, Theodore. So, which do you prefer, Theo or Dorian?
Think: Love every single part of this name. But you do realise that you've got brothers called Dorian and Basil? Might as well throw in a Lord Henry for good measure.
Again, could you please explain? I'm guessing that you're referring to Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (I remembered that Basil was one of the names in that Oscar Wilde-themed CAF a little while back and put two and two together), but I've never read the book (in fact, I've never read any books by Wilde) so I'm not sure.
Thanks for the honest opinions. Quite a few made me laugh. :)
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I don't think I made a lot of sense when I said that. IMO, Lilac Cecelia has too much "C" sound in it, making it a hard-sounding name. That's contradictory, though, because the name sounds feminine to me. I don't think I've actually manged to explain at all. Basically, Lilac and Cecilia are very feminine names, but the name as a whole had a hard sound, which...surprised me? Confused me? It just sounded a little strange.
Yes, I am referring to Dorian Gray! Sorry that wasn't clear. I'm a bit obsessed with Oscar Wilde, so though I love Dorian and Basil, hearing the two names together is as funny to me as naming your kids Isolde and Tristan, or Arthur, Guenivere and Lancelot. One name is great, two makes me giggle like mad.
You're welcome! I'm glad I made you laugh. My favourite part of making YSYTs is hearing people's amusing responses.
Yes, I am referring to Dorian Gray! Sorry that wasn't clear. I'm a bit obsessed with Oscar Wilde, so though I love Dorian and Basil, hearing the two names together is as funny to me as naming your kids Isolde and Tristan, or Arthur, Guenivere and Lancelot. One name is great, two makes me giggle like mad.
You're welcome! I'm glad I made you laugh. My favourite part of making YSYTs is hearing people's amusing responses.
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I'm posting the ones I like.
Lorelei Rose- I think it's the PERFECT combination.
Lilac Cecilia- Sounds pretty.
Frederick Daniel- I think that's a good combo.
Augusta Patience- That's nice. I especially like Patience.
Virginia Opal- Nice, I don't like Opal quite as much.
Edgar Matthias- Not that bad.
Dahlia Temperance- I like Dahlia better than Temperance.
Simon Peter- That's another good combo.
Lorelei Rose- I think it's the PERFECT combination.
Lilac Cecilia- Sounds pretty.
Frederick Daniel- I think that's a good combo.
Augusta Patience- That's nice. I especially like Patience.
Virginia Opal- Nice, I don't like Opal quite as much.
Edgar Matthias- Not that bad.
Dahlia Temperance- I like Dahlia better than Temperance.
Simon Peter- That's another good combo.
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