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This is my son Riley.
You say: That's cool
You think: ...but so unisex

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This is my son Alexander. We call him Alex.
You say: Alexander is one of my favourite names
You think: Not keen on Alex though

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This is my son Jason.
You say: Hello Jason
You think: So dated!

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This is my son Gabriel.
You say: Hey Gabriel, do you prefer Gabriel or Gabe?
You think: So classic!

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This is my son William
You say: That is a lovely name
You think: Love the nickname Liam

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This is my daughter Lillian. We call her Lily.
You say: Hello Lily, what a pretty name
You think: Lillian still sounds old to me, Lily is lovely but overused

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This is my daughter Rose
You say: Hello Rose, what a lovely name you have
You think: How refreshing to see it used as a first name rather than a filler middle name

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This is my daughter Katherine. We call her Katie.
You say: Katherine is so lovely and classic, and this spelling is lovely
You think: Please use Kate instead, again so classic. Katie seems so twee and whiny, like Rosie

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This is my daughter Violet.
You say: Hey Violet, what a gorgeous name!
You think: Lovely, but becoming so overused

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This is my daughter Cordelia.
You say: That's cute
You think: but still a little dated