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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?)

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"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: What an interesting name!
You think: What a weird name! I like it!

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"This is my son, Rose."
You say: Oh, hi, Rose. *Tries not to giggle*
You think: Poor kid!

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"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: What a cool name!
You think: I like it!

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"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?

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"This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: Oh, hello, Augustin.
You think: That is a WEIRD name.

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"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: Remy? Is that French?
You think: Is it French?

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"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.

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"This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Hello, Garnet.
You think: Oh my Garnet!

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"This is my son, Clare."
You say: Oh, hi, um, Clare.
You think: HOW COULD ANYONE WITH A CONSCIENCE NAME THEIR SON CLARE?

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"This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: Oh, hello, Agathe.
You think: Ugly name!

This message was edited 5/7/2009, 5:12 PM