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This is my son Ethan.
You say: That's a nice name.
You think: Yeah, it's alright.

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This is my daughter Eve. We call her Evie.
You say: I like that name.
You think: I do, but did you name her a nick name and then give her another? I would have named her Evelyn, then called her Eve. I just don't like Eve as a first name.

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This is my daughter Esther.
You say: That's a wonderful, classic name.
You think: It seems a little dated, but I like that you're bringing it back!

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This is my son Bennett.
You say: That's a nice name.
You think: Except that it's my cousin's last name.

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This is my daughter Lucy.
You say: I love that name!
You think: I really do!

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This is my daughter Ruth. You can also call her Ruthie.
You say: A nice classic name.
You think: I don't like that at all.

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This is my son Falk.
You say: That's a very interesting name.
You think: He could be a Pokemon gym leader.

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This is my son Keith.
You say: That's a good name.
You think: I'd like it if someone hadn't already ruined it for me.

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This is my son Vincent.
You say: I like that name.
You think: I really do!

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This is my son Asher.
You say: I love that name!
You think: It's wonderful!

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This is my son Abram.
You say: I like that name.
You think: This one's great, too.

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This is my son Levi:
You say: That's a nice name.
You think: Too bad it's been ruined for me.

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This is my daughter Roxanne. She also goes by Roxy.
You say: I like it.
You think: I do, for some reason, but I'm not fond of it, at the same time.

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This is my daughter Angela. We call her Angie as well.
You say: A nice name, and her nick name is lovely.
You think: Angela seems a little boring to me, but I do like Angie.

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This is my daughter Sylvia. She goes by Sylvie too.
You say: That's a beautiful name!
You think: I think so!

This is my son Ethan.
You say: Hi Ethan, I love your name!
You think: but it's far too popular

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This is my daughter Eve. We call her Evie.
You say: Hey Evie, I adore your name
You think: lovely and simple, and I love the nickname Evie

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This is my daughter Esther.
You say: Refreshing to see the name used again
You think: growing on me but it's still a little boring

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This is my son Bennett.
You say: Hey Bennett, that's unusual
You think: Woof. It reminds me of a dog's name

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This is my daughter Lucy.
You say: Hi Lucy, is that short for Lucia at all?
You think: Lucy in the sky with diamonds

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This is my daughter Ruth. You can also call her Ruthie.
You say: Ruth, what a classic name
You think: but so boring. Ruthie 'Pigface' Draper

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This is my son Falk.
You say: That is such an usual name. Where did that come from?
You think: WTF is that? Guy Fawkes, Falcon, Fox? Again, WTF?

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This is my son Keith.
You say: Hi Keith
You think: So dated! Keith Moon

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This is my son Vincent.
You say: Hey Vincent, do you prefer to be called Vince or Vin?
You think: this is really growing on me after years of hating it!

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This is my son Asher.
You say: A nice alternative Biblical name, do you use Ash for short?
You think: prefer so many others

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This is my son Abram.

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This is my son Ethan.
You say: That's nice.
You think: But so plain.

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This is my daughter Eve. We call her Evie.
You say: Lovely!
You think: It is, although I prefer Evelyn.

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This is my daughter Esther.
You say: What a great name!
You think: It is, but Hester is so much better.

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This is my son Bennett.
You say: Oh, great.
You think: It's a surname and I don't like.

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This is my daughter Lucy.
You say: How pretty!
You think: It is, but quite popular too.

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This is my daughter Ruth. You can also call her Ruthie.
You say: I love Ruthie!
You think: But not Ruth, it's too boring.

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This is my son Falk.
You say: Interesting, and so unusual!
You think: So unusual I've never heard of it. I'm not keen.

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This is my son Keith.
You say: Keith... how retro.
You think: So dated.

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This is my son Vincent.
You say: That's lovely!
You think: It really is, I really like the nn Vinnie.

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This is my son Asher.
You say: I love Asher! It's so spunky but has a traditional feel too.
You think: Honestly, it is.

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This is my son Abram.
You say: That's nice!
You think: It is, but partly because it's not another Ayden/Jayden/Kayden etc.

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This is my son Levi:
You say: That's so sweet!
You think: I really do like it.

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This is my daughter Roxanne. She also goes by Roxy.
You say: That's cute!
You think: It is, but I'm not mad keen.

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This is my daughter Angela. We call her Angie as well.
You say: Angie is very sweet.
You think: Not really. Angela is dated and doesn't sound nice.

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This is my daughter Sylvia. She goes by Sylvie too.
You say: Wow, it's great to see Sylvia used.
You think: It really is.

This is my son Ethan.
You think: It's ok, kind of plain

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This is my daughter Eve. We call her Evie.
You think: It's nice

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This is my daughter Esther.
You think: Boring

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This is my son Bennett.
You think: It's ok. Benjamin is better

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This is my daughter Lucy.
You think: It's cute, but should be a nickname

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This is my daughter Ruth. You can also call her Ruthie.
You think: Ruth is good, but Ruthie is stupid

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This is my son Falk.
You think: What? the name doesn't make sense

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This is my son Keith.
You think: Boring

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This is my son Vincent.
You think: I love it. It's a great name for a boy

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This is my son Asher.
You think: Ugh I hate it

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This is my son Abram.
You think: Adam is so much better

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This is my son Levi:
You think: LIke the jeans?

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This is my daughter Roxanne. She also goes by Roxy.
You think: It's wonderful. I love it. Might use it one day

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This is my daughter Angela. We call her Angie as well.
You think: Angela is beautiful. I hate the nickname Angie

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This is my daughter Sylvia. She goes by Sylvie too.
You think: I hate it

I'm leaving out the "say" part because it's always something like, "Oh, what a lovely name!" or "Nice to meet you!".

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This is my son Ethan.
You think: Fabulous name!

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This is my daughter Eve. We call her Evie.
You think: Yay! Eve "Evie" is so gorgeous and so underused.

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This is my daughter Esther.
You think: Meh. Ugly and harsh, but it could have been worse.

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This is my son Bennett.
You think: Nice, though I prefer Benjamin or Benedict.

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This is my daughter Lucy.
You think: Also nice, though I prefer it as a nickname.

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This is my daughter Ruth. You can also call her Ruthie.
You think: Meh...it's awfully harsh and abrupt. Ruthie is sickly sweet.

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This is my son Falk.
You think: Whaaa? That is hideous!

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This is my son Keith.
You think: Boring and dated.

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This is my son Vincent.
You think: Eh, fine.

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This is my son Asher.
You think: I love it!

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This is my son Abram.
You think: Very nice.

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This is my son Levi:
You think: I hate it. It's ugly, whiney and a brand of jeans.

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This is my daughter Roxanne. She also goes by Roxy.
You think: Are you planning a career as a stripper for her?

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This is my daughter Angela. We call her Angie as well.
You think: Ugh. Angela is boring and Angie is twee.

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This is my daughter Sylvia. She goes by Sylvie too.
You think: Beautiful!