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I highly doubt I'd ever use most of these names (at least not on the genders specified) on a real human being, but thought I'd see what the reactions are.Please try to view them as isolated names, rather than as, say, a whole sibset you're meeting."This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
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(ALSO, what other full name would you suggest for the NN Alis/Alice/other spelling?)"This is my son, Auberon."
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You think:"This is my son, Rose."
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You think:"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
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You think:"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
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You think:"This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
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You think:"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
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You think:"This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
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You think:"This is my son, Garnet."
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You think:"This is my son, Clare."
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You think:"This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
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"This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: Oh, hi, Alis.
You think: Why don't they jsut call him Al or something?
(ALSO, what other full name would you suggest for the NN Alis/Alice/other spelling?)"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: What an interesting name!
You think: What a weird name! I like it!"This is my son, Rose."
You say: Oh, hi, Rose. *Tries not to giggle*
You think: Poor kid!"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: What a cool name!
You think: I like it!"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Oh, nice to meet you Pax.
You think: Pax? What kind of name is that?"This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: Oh, hello, Augustin.
You think: That is a WEIRD name."This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: Remy? Is that French?
You think: Is it French?"This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: Oh, Hello, Iso.
You think: They should have stuck with Isobel."This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Hello, Garnet.
You think: Oh my Garnet!"This is my son, Clare."
You say: Oh, hi, um, Clare.
You think: HOW COULD ANYONE WITH A CONSCIENCE NAME THEIR SON CLARE?"This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: Oh, hello, Agathe.
You think: Ugly name!

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This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: nice to meet you Alis
You think: I hope he's prepared for a lifetime of bullying
"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: That's a nice name
You think: for a car maybe"This is my son, Rose."
You say: You don't meet many little boys named Rose
You think: for a reason. forget college these parents should start saving for therapy. "This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: I've never heard that name before how cute.
You think: I'm such a liar, what a horrible name for a girl"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: nice to meet you Pax
You think: why not just name him Pax?"This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: Hello o-goos-ten
You think: LMFAO, poor kid"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: Remy, what a nice name
You think: Doh remy fa sol la ti doh... and then chuckle silently"This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: Isobel is a very pretty name
You think: Hmm? I really meant that... IZ-oh on the other hand is pretty bad"This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Hi Garnet nice to meet you
You think: he's better off than poor Rose"This is my son, Clare."
You say: Hello Clare
You think: hopefully he garnet and rose all go to the same school, that's the only way i foresee these kids having friends "This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: what a pretty name
You think: 9 months to pick a name and you came up with that?
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"This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: Alister! So handsome!
You think: Why ruin Alister with that horrible nickname?"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: Interesting name!
You think: Odd name...."This is my son, Rose."
You say: How interesting.
You think: What the hell were they thinking!?!?!"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: What a fascinating name!
You think: How hideous."This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Patrick! That's so handsome!
You think: Pax? Patrick isn't that long of a name, people!"This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: So regal.
You think: So ridiculous. What were they thinking."This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: What a cool name!
You think: It sounds so feminine... bleh."This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: Isobel is a gorgeous name!
You think: But Iso is one of the most awful nicknames I have ever heard."This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Like the gemstone? Wow!
You think: Like the gemstone? Wow! Poor boy!
***Random fact: I do in fact know a boy named Garnet. Ugh."This is my son, Clare."
You say: What an interesting name for a boy!
You think: Now that is just dumb."This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: Now what's something you don't see everyday! Agathe!
You think: Ugly ugly ugly.
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"This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: Oh, Alister! That's such a handsome name.
You think: Alis? Where's the white rabbit?
(ALSO, what other full name would you suggest for the NN Alis/Alice/other spelling?)I don't know."This is my son, Auberon."
You say: Um...nice to meet you. You're the first Auberon I've met.
You think: That child will never marry. And will live in his mommy's basement. And will never reach first base. "This is my son, Rose."
You say: Well...women do love roses
You think: Well...the kid does look a little like a girl"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: Like the falcons? They're such majestic birds - it sure fits your daughter well.
You think: What cruel irony - the girl has a beak-nose! "This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Pax, like peace, right?
You think: What's wrong with Pat? Anything? "This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: Pleasure to meet you...O...goos...TEN
You think: o-GOOS-ten. Bwahaha, GOOSE! Honk honk! Or do they quack?"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: Oh...well, I'm Aimee. So we rhyme. Kinda.
You think: That poor child."This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: Isobel! Such an adorable name.
You think: Iso? WTF?"This is my son, Garnet."
You say: What a precious gem he is! Haha, get it? Get it? No?
You think: That brat is as precious as a pile of dog crap."This is my son, Clare."
You say: Is it a family name?
You think: This is your son, Mr. Identity Crisis."This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: How...traditional.
You think: How...nauseating.
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"This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: "Hi, Alis."
You think: Alister is a nice name, but I don't like Alis for a boy.
(ALSO, what other full name would you suggest for the NN Alis/Alice/other spelling?)"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: "Hello, Auberon. Nice name."
You think: I like the name Auberon. It's strong and I like its literary background, but I probably wouldn't use it as a FN myself."This is my son, Rose."
You say: "Hello, Rose."
You think: Rose for a boy? That's a bit much."This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: "Hi, Kestrel. Interesting name!"
You think: Kestrel is an interesting name, but it's not something I would use. I kind of like it, but it also kind of reminds me of the word "casserole.""This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: "Hi, Pax."
You think: Pax is a cute NN for Patrick, but unfortunately, I think of the antidepressant Paxil when I hear the name Pax."This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: "Hi, Augustin."
You think: Okay name. The "goo" part bothers me a bit though."This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: "Hi, Rémy."
You think: Nice name."This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: "Hello, Iso."
You think: Isobel is nice, but I don't like Iso."This is my son, Garnet."

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"This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: A good Scottish name.
You think: Why are they calling the poor boy Alis"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: What an interesting name
You think: Unfortunately I don't like it"This is my son, Rose."
You say: Do you mean Ross?
You think: Seriously?"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: What an unusual name
You think: It's not my style, but I like it"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Aw, lovely
You think: The name has really grown on me, and Pax isn't a nn that I had considered until now"This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: How lovely, how do you spell it?
You think: :)"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: How cute!
You think: It's not my style, but interesting"This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: Hello Isobel, lovely to meet you. How do you spell that?
You think: Thank God it's not another Belle or Bella. Ugh!"This is my son, Garnet.%
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"This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: A good Scottish name.
You think: Why are they calling the poor boy Alis"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: What an interesting name
You think: Unfortunately I don't like it"This is my son, Rose."
You say: Do you mean Ross?
You think: Seriously?"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: What an unusual name
You think: It's not my style, but I like it"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Aw, lovely
You think: The name has really grown on me, and Pax isn't a nn that I had considered until now"This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: How lovely, how do you spell it?
You think: :)"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: How cute!
You think: It's not my style, but interesting"This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: Hello Isobel, lovely to meet you. How do you spell that?
You think: Thank God it's not another Belle or Bella. Ugh!"This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Hello Garnet
You think: It's a girl's name"This is my son, Clare."
You say: Hello Clare, how do you spell that?
You think: The poor boy I knew called Clare changed his name to Alasdair."This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: Hello, lovely name
You think: Interesting, but not my style
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"This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: Hi Alis.
You think: Thank God it's a nickname."This is my son, Auberon."
You say: I've never heard of that before!
You think: Ew."This is my son, Rose."
You say: I've never seen Rose on a boy before...
You think: Rose? Son? What's wrong with you?"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: Hi Kestrel.
You think: Ewww"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: What a nice name.
You think: Good name. Interesting nickname."This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: Oooh, I like that name.
You think: August would have been a billion times better, though."This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: Hi
You think: It could have been worse."This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: Lovely.
You think: Lovely."This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Hi
You think: Weird name."This is my son, Clare."
You say: Hi.... Clare.
You think: Poor boy."This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: Hi
You think: Blech.

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"This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: Hey Alis
You think: Alister is not bad. Hope he spells it Alistair. Why does he let himself be called Alis (Alice) though?
(ALSO, what other full name would you suggest for the NN Alis/Alice/other spelling?)"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: Hi Auberon
You think: of a chubby Barron, or bacon for some reason. "This is my son, Rose."
You say: Um, hi... Rose
You think: Your son? Poor kid! Must get teased... a lot."This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: hello Kestrel
You think: hmmm, I like the sound of it. Reminds me of some bird... Hey, it is a bird!"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Hi Pax
You think: Even though Pax is feminine, I like it on a boy, sounds like Max... prefer it to Patrick."This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: Hello
You think: Roman Empire... Ta-daa... Very grandd"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: hey Remy
You think: Ratatouille! and then: diso-bay-me! or... lay-me. Yikes! Poor kid."This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: hey
You think: iso, iso, iso, iso... nah. Sounds like sombd was in the middle of a sentence saying "is -" and then gets shocked and goes Oh!"This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Hi

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"This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: ice to meet you!
You think:They really should call him Alister insead of Alis..
(ALSO, what other full name would you suggest for the NN Alis/Alice/other spelling?) Alexander, Alison, Alistair.."This is my son, Auberon."
You say: Oh! Cool name!
You think: Cool, but weird.."This is my son, Rose."
You say: Hi Rose !
You think: Did she say son?!"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: Hi. Wonderful name!
You think: A-w-f-u-l! "This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Cool nickname!
You think: Nice enough.."This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: Hi! What a great name!
You think: Cool! "This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: Nice to meet you
You think: Nice to hear! "This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: Hi Iso! What a beutiful name
You think: Stunning! But not the nickname.."This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Nice!
You think: Uh..."This is my son, Clare."
You say: Hi Clare!
You think: on a BOY?!"This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: Hi! Nice name!
You think: Nice! Would've prefered Agatha though..
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"This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: That's nice.
You think: Alis on a boy?!"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: Interesting!
You think: I quite like it."This is my son, Rose."
You say: Is there a story behind that name?
You think: Well, I suppose it's no worse than my affinity for Marigold as a male name."This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: Nice!
You think: I love Kestrel!"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Interesting nickname.
You think: Well, it makes a change from Paddy."This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: Hello, Augustin.
You think: He's going to spend a lot of time telling people how to pronounce that!"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: Hello, Rémy.
You think: Tack-ee!

"This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: That's interesting.
You think: Iso? Sounds like a brand name."This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Is there a story behind that name?
You think: Oh, that poor child."This is my son, Clare."
You say: Oh!
You think: That's child abuse."This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: Interesting.
You think: I like it!
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"This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: Nice
You think: Alis on a boy?
(ALSO, what other full name would you suggest for the NN Alis/Alice/other spelling?)"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: Nice name
You think: I don't like it"This is my son, Rose."
You say: Lovely
You think: on a girl. Poor kid"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: I like it
You think: I knew a bird named Kestrel once"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Hi Pax
You think: Never been a fan of Patrick or Pax"This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: Hi Austin
You think: I don't that name"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: Hi Remy
You think: A kid at Hayley's kinder has that name"This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: Hi Iso, lovely name
You think: I wish they'd call you Isobel its lovely"This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Hi Garnet
You think: I prefer Jasper"This is my son, Clare."
You say: Hi Clare
You think: Clare is a girl's name"This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: Hi Agathe
You think: Not my style
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"This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: Hey Alis
You think: Alis is a girl name
(ALSO, what other full name would you suggest for the NN Alis/Alice/other spelling?) No suggestions"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: Hi
You think: It's unique"This is my son, Rose."
You say: Hi
You think: Rose should only be on a girl"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: Hi
You think: Crystal would be better"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Hi
You think: I like it. Pax is much better than Pat"This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: Hi
You think: It's alright"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: Hi
You think: Too much like a nickname"This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: Hi
You think: It's okay"This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Hi
You think: It's okay"This is my son, Clare."
You say: Hi
You think: SHould only be on a girl"This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say:
You think:
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