Re: You Say, You Think ...
in reply to a message by Ciarda
This is my daughter Ayla (AY-la)
You Say: That's pretty
You Think: I wouldn't use it, but it's fine
This is my daughter Lily
You Say: What a great name
You Think: I like it, but prefer Liliana or Lilia.
This is my daughter Mira (MEER-ah)
You Say: Very pretty
You Think: Ditto
This is my daughter Mirabelle
You Say: That's a gorgeous name
You Think: I don't like it and much prefer Mira.
This is my daughter Vivienne
You Say: That's a beautiful name.
You Think: That's my favorite spelling for a girl.
This is my daughter Willow
You Say: That's a pretty name
You Think: Not my style, but it beats Miley
This is my son Desmond
You Say: What a cool name
You Think: Gloria Swanson creeping down the stairs as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. It's not a bad name, just not really my style
This is my son Dominic
You Say: Hi Dominic (losing my creativity here)
You Think: Nice traditional name
This is my son Hugh
You Say: Hi Hugh (my creativity is gone at this point)
You Think: Nice name, nothing I'd use
This is my son Percival
You Say: Interesting name you got there
You Think: It's a bit cool
This is my son Asher
You Say: Great name
You Think: That's the only Ash- name I like
This is my son River
You Say: Cool name
You Think: Blah
This is my son Rory
You Say: Hi Rory
You Think: I really don't like that name for either sex
This is my son Roux (ROO)
You Say: Hi Roux
You Think: Mom watched Chocolat a few too many times
This is my son Rune (ROON)
You Say: Hi Rune
You Think: It reminds me too much of that lame game my brother plays all day long
This is my son Rupert
You Say: Hi Rupert
You Think: I like the name a bit, but it's still not my style
You Say: That's pretty
You Think: I wouldn't use it, but it's fine
This is my daughter Lily
You Say: What a great name
You Think: I like it, but prefer Liliana or Lilia.
This is my daughter Mira (MEER-ah)
You Say: Very pretty
You Think: Ditto
This is my daughter Mirabelle
You Say: That's a gorgeous name
You Think: I don't like it and much prefer Mira.
This is my daughter Vivienne
You Say: That's a beautiful name.
You Think: That's my favorite spelling for a girl.
This is my daughter Willow
You Say: That's a pretty name
You Think: Not my style, but it beats Miley
This is my son Desmond
You Say: What a cool name
You Think: Gloria Swanson creeping down the stairs as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. It's not a bad name, just not really my style
This is my son Dominic
You Say: Hi Dominic (losing my creativity here)
You Think: Nice traditional name
This is my son Hugh
You Say: Hi Hugh (my creativity is gone at this point)
You Think: Nice name, nothing I'd use
This is my son Percival
You Say: Interesting name you got there
You Think: It's a bit cool
This is my son Asher
You Say: Great name
You Think: That's the only Ash- name I like
This is my son River
You Say: Cool name
You Think: Blah
This is my son Rory
You Say: Hi Rory
You Think: I really don't like that name for either sex
This is my son Roux (ROO)
You Say: Hi Roux
You Think: Mom watched Chocolat a few too many times
This is my son Rune (ROON)
You Say: Hi Rune
You Think: It reminds me too much of that lame game my brother plays all day long
This is my son Rupert
You Say: Hi Rupert
You Think: I like the name a bit, but it's still not my style