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1) This is my daughter, Ivy Elizabeth.
You say: Very nice.
You think: I would have tried to find another middle name, but I love Ivy and Ivy Elizabeth is almost irresistibly nice.

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2) This is my son, Thomas Noel. The middle name is after his great-grandfather.
You say: Oh nice, is he Thomas or Tommy or Tom?
You think: Thomas and all its nicknames are good. Noel is nice for honoring.

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3) This is my daughter, Adela Sofia.
You say: Oh cool!
You think: Hey that reminds me a lot of Adelle from btn. Anyway Adela is a wonderful name! I'm so glad there's someone else named it!

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4) This is my son, Elijah Romany. He goes by Eli.
You say: Hello Eli.
You think: Eli's neat. Romany is kind of silly.

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5) And this is his twin brother, Isaiah Sorin.
You say: Oh, good set.
You think: Isaiah is good. But Sorin?

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6) This is my daughter, Callista Azure. She goes by Calla.
You say: Oh, that's interesting!
You think: That IS interesting. I approve.

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7) This is my son, Matthias Asher.
You say: Very handsome.
You think: Well, it's cute. Matthias is nice. And it could be worse.

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8) This is my son, Gabriel Ronen.
You say: Oh, nice name!
You think: Gabriel is good. Ronen is kind of gross.

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9) This is my daughter, Vienne Maria.
You say: Awesome!
You think: This is great. Maria is so much better than Marie as a middle name.

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10) This is my son, Xavier Caius. He usually goes by Xave.
You say: Oh, neat.
You think: Hm, Xavier's nice enough. Caius is neat.