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This is my fiancee his full name is Carlos Antonio Paolo Luca Roberto Massimo Di Maggio
You say: Wow!
You think: Wow. All great names, but wow.

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This is my new friend her name is Karolina
You Say: Karolina, that's lovely!
You Think: I can't wait to write that scene with Karolina...(she's one of my characters). Oddly, Carolina wouldn't remind me of her, though I guess if we were speaking it would?

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This is my mother-in-law her name is Babushka
You say: ...Hi.
You think: Seriously? Like the thing you wrap around your head? "My babushka is Ralph Lauren, my apron is Chanel, it's all very peasant-chic!"

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This is my friend Paolo
You say: Hey. Cool name.
you think: For some reason, all I can think of is that scene in The Princess Diaries when she's getting her hair done by Paolo and sceaming in her head "YOU ARE IN AMERICA! YOUR NAME IS PAUL DAMN IT!"
But I do like the name, honestly. I just need to get past the book I haven't read in like four years...

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This is my daughter Cait
You say: How pretty.
You think: Yawn! (And if you had to use it, you couldn't have spelled it Kate? Cait looks so incredibly precious.)

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This is my daughter Amélie
You say: Hello, Amélie! What a gorgeous name!
You think: It's very lovely. I'm not positive it will age well.

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This is my daughter Sinéad
You say: Nice to meet you.
You think: England's not the mythical land of Mme. George and roses, it's the home of police who kill black boys on mopeds...

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This is my son Keiran
You say: Hey...Keiran, was it?
You think: What is that?

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This is my son Artur
You say: Hi, Artur!
You think: I prefer Arthur, but like Artur. It's just a little hard for me to say Artur.

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This is my son Patrick
You say: Hullo, Patrick.
you think: Oddly refreshing. Whew...a breath of fresh air after all the -aidans and Hunters and Logans and Mavericks and so on.

This is my fiancee his full name is Carlos Antonio Paolo Luca Roberto Massimo Di Maggio
You say: Wow thats a mouthful! I love Luca!
You think: Thats a retarded name.

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This is my new friend her name is Karolina
You Say: Nice to meet you.
You Think: Boring.

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This is my mother-in-law her name is Babushka
You say: Just like that headwrap, how lovely!
You think: LMAO!

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This is my friend Paolo
You say: Lovely.
you think: Lovely.

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This is my daughter Cait
You say: Cute.
You think: Just another form of a common name

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This is my daughter Amélie
You say: Beautiful!
You think: I lovve it!

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This is my daughter Sinéad
You say: Nice.
You think: Not so much my style.

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This is my son Keiran
You say: Love it.
You think: I love it.

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This is my son Artur
You say: Hey
You think: Booo

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This is my son Patrick
You say: Irish?
you think: Boooring.

This is my fiancee his full name is Carlos Antonio Paolo Luca Roberto Massimo Di Maggio
You say: Fantastic name
You think: say that three times fast

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This is my new friend her name is Karolina
You Say: that's a pretty name
You Think: oh, Karolina...Oh, Karolina...Oh Karolina don't you know...

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This is my mother-in-law her name is Babushka
You say: Hello
You think: for real?

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This is my friend Paolo
You say: nice to meet you
you think: nice name

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This is my daughter Cait
You say: cute name
You think: another one?

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This is my daughter Amélie
You say: I like that name
You think: I prefer Amelia

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This is my daughter Sinéad
You say: You don't hear that often
You think: ...nothing compares to you...

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This is my son Keiran
You say: What a nice name
You think: I like this name with another e not an a

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This is my son Artur
You say: like the King
You think: like the Aardvark

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This is my son Patrick
You say: you don't hear that often anymore
you think: becuase it's dated and boring, but at least it's not a cre8tif name