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This is my daughter, Soleares
You say: What an unusual name!
You think: Sounds like solar ears.

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This is my daughter, Quinn
You say: Hello.
You think: When Quinn the Eskimo gets here...

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This is my daughter, Elsa
You say: Hi, Elsa.
You Think: That's a name I don't hear often. I think I like it.

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This is my daughter, Ariadne
You say: What a lovely name!
You Think: What a lovely name!

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This is my daughter, Abeni
You say: Nice to meet you.
You think: What kind of name is Abeni?

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This is my daughter, Mallory
You say: Hello, Mallory.
You think: Ick. I hate the name Mallory.

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This is my daughter, Roman
You say: Hi.
You think: Roman sounds like a boy's name. Roman Polanski.

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This is my son, Nero
You say: Hi, Nero!
You think: Nero sounds cool. But wasn't it the name of a crazy emperor? *mental shrug* Oh well, still sounds cool.

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This is my son, Ewan
You say: Nice to meet you.
You think: Ewan MacGregor.

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This is my son, Harper
You say: Hello.
You think: Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird. A great person to share a name with.

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This is my son, Devin
you say: Nice to meet you.
you think: nms

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This is my son, Shannon
You say: I have a cousin named Shannon. Well, he's actually my third cousin.
You think: Yay! A boy Shannon!

This is my daughter, Soleares
You say: "That's pretty. How did you come up with that name?"
You think: "Flamenco anyone?"

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This is my daughter, Quinn
You say: "That's cute."
You think: "Dang it, Quinn is not feminine in the slightest."

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This is my daughter, Elsa
You say: "That's pretty and nice to hear for a change."
You Think: same

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This is my daughter, Ariadne
You say: "I love that name!"
You Think: "It may have something to do with the fact I know someone with the name."

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This is my daughter, Abeni
You say: "That's a pretty name."
You think: "Yoruba names are pretty awesome."

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This is my daughter, Mallory
You say: "That's a cute name."
You think: "I don't like the name and I especially don't like the meaning."

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This is my daughter, Roman
You say: "Hi Roman."
You think: "I can't find anything nice to say about that name on a girl."

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This is my son, Nero
You say: "Hi Nero."
You think: "The name might be ok, but the Roman historical ties are just too strong for me."

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This is my son, Ewan
You say: "That's a cool name."
You think: "Eh, I like it."

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This is my son, Harper
You say: "Hi Harper."
You think: "I SO don't like surnames as first names. I can only hope it is a family name."

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This is my son, Devin
you say: "Hi Devin."
you think: "So it's my cousin's middle name. I still don't like it."

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This is my son, Shannon
You say: "That's a great name for a boy!"
You think: "That makes four boys/guys I've met named Shannon. Very cool indeed."

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This is my daughter, Soleares
You say: Hello...eh?..hello!
You think: what did she say?

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This is my daughter, Quinn
You say: Nice to meet you Quinn!
You think: I only like it for a boy

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This is my daughter, Elsa
You say: what a lovely name you have!
You Think: I'm so glad to meet a little girl named Elsa

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This is my daughter, Ariadne
You say: That's a very special name
You Think: Ari...what?

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This is my daughter, Abeni
You say: hello
You think: ew!

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This is my daughter, Mallory
You say: Mallory, that's a special name
You think: Oh my god!

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This is my daughter, Roman
You say: Roman?
You think: Are you sure you want to name your daughter Roman?

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This is my son, Nero
You say: Hello Nero!
You think: As long as he isn't like the Roman Emperor it's ok!

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This is my son, Ewan
You say: What a lovely name you have Ewan!
You think: Very nice!

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This is my son, Harper
You say: hello Harper
You think: I don't like it

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This is my son, Devin
you say: Nice to meet you Devin
you think: I wonder how she spell it?

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This is my son, Shannon
You say: eh...hello Shannon
You think: Shannon? Shannon?

This is my daughter, Soleares
You say: That's unusual.
You think: NMSAA.

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This is my daughter, Quinn
You say: Oh, hello.
You think: On a girl...*Sigh*

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This is my daughter, Elsa
You say: What a beautiful name.
You Think: Very pretty.

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This is my daughter, Ariadne
You say: Great name.
You Think: I wonder if it'll be the next Ava...

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This is my daughter, Abeni
You say: Hi there.
You think: Ugh.

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This is my daughter, Mallory
You say: Hi, Mallory.
You think: Too old for a little girl.

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This is my daughter, Roman
You say: Oh...
You think: On a girl?! There goes yet another fantastic boys name.

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This is my son, Nero
You say: Hello, Nero.
You think: Why?

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This is my son, Ewan
You say: A very nice name.
You think: Love it.

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This is my son, Harper
You say: Hello.
You think: Surnamey but I like it.

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This is my son, Devin
you say: It's nice to see a little Devin.
you think: It's really growing on me.

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This is my son, Shannon
You say: Hi, Shannon.
You think: Very much a girl's name these days, even if I don't like the cross-overs.