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This is my son, Julius
You say...Nice name.
You think...I love it!

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This is my son, Caspian
You say....Hello...
You think...Corny and fake.

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This is my daughter, Alexandra
You say...Nice name.
You think...Very regal sounding.

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This is my daughter, Olive
You say...Hello, Olive.
You think...Ooh, star-obsessed parents!

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These are my daughters, Esme and Iris
You say....Hello.
You think...Esme is a boys' name. Esmee is the proper feminine form. I like Iris, though.

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These are my sons, Fidel and Reuben
You say...Hello, boys.
You think...Why didn't they go for Ruben? Fidel is Spanish, but Reuben is the English spelling!

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This is my daughter, Laurel
You say...Nice name.
You think...I like it.

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This is my daughter Niamh
You say...Weird...
You think...Why the heck does she have an unanglicized Irish name?

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This is my daughter, Maeve
You say...Nice name.
You think...I love it!

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This is my son, Blake
You say...Hello, Blake.
You think...Yuppies!!!

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This is my daughter, Petra
You say...Nice name.
You think...I like it.

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This is my daughter, Xanthe
You say...Nice name.
You think...Is the family Greek?

This message was edited 5/8/2009, 3:48 PM

This is my son, Julius
You say... Hello Julius
You think... I wonder how much he gets teased

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This is my son, Caspian
You say.... What a cool name!
You think... Prince Caspian from Narnia

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This is my daughter, Alexandra
You say... Hi Alexandra
You think... Actually, at this point I would probably just be wondering what's for lunch. I really don't have any feelings or associations (whether good or bad) with this name

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This is my daughter, Olive
You say... Hey Olive, nice to meet you.
You think... what were her parents thinking. Although, on the plus side, Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes is one of my favorite books

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These are my daughters, Esme and Iris
You say.... Hello
You think... Esme reminds me of that character from the Lemony Snicket books (aka evil) but Iris is a pretty name

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These are my sons, Fidel and Reuben
You say... Hi guys
You think... Infidel

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This is my daughter, Laurel
You say... What a pretty name!
You think... What a pretty name!

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This is my daughter Niamh
You say... Is that Niamh like N-I-A-M-H?
You think... Bet her name gets misspelled a lot.

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This is my daughter, Maeve
You say... Hello Maeve.
You think... Yikes.

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This is my son, Blake
You say... Hi Blake
You think... The only association I have with this name is based on someone i know, which wouldn't really help you at all

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This is my daughter, Petra
You say... Hi Petra
You think... This is a name from one of my favorite books, Chasing Vermeer

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This is my daughter, Xanthe
You say... Now is that with a Z or an X?
You think... Yikes!

This is my son, Julius
You say... Hi Julius, do you go by Jules
You think... Caesar

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This is my son, Caspian
You say.... Hi Caspian, pleased to meet you
You think... Sea, but I like it, prefer Cassian and Cassius

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This is my daughter, Alexandra
You say... Hello Alexandra
You think... Why do I love Alexander, but detest Alexandra?

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This is my daughter, Olive
You say... Hi Olive
You think... I hate olives, and I dislike the name even more

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These are my daughters, Esme and Iris
You say.... What lovely names!
You think... Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Both are complete favourites, feminine and classy

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These are my sons, Fidel and Reuben
You say... Hello boys!
You think... Castro, but I absolutely love Reuben

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This is my daughter, Laurel
You say... Hi Laurel
You think... This name doesn't evoke any emotion in me, except blah...

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This is my daughter Niamh
You say... Hi Niamh
You think... Thank God, it's the traditional spelling

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This is my daughter, Maeve
You say... Hi Maeve, how are you?
You think... Maeve Binchy is one of my favourite authors but I find it quite dated

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This is my son, Blake
You say... Hi Blake!
You think... I find this SO dated

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This is my daughter, Petra
You say... Hello Petra, pleased to meet you
You think... Mmm, this is growing on me

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This is my daughter, Xanthe
You say... Hey Xanthe
You think... I don't know whether I like this or find it really trendy

Julius
"Hi Julius, what a classy name you have!"
is it over the top? maybe. no. yes. I don't know. no.

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This is my son, Caspian
"Oh, I love your name...how exotic!"
Prince Caspian, Prince Caspian, Prince Caspian...I should read that book again. I love Narnia :D

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This is my daughter, Alexandra
"Hi sweetie."
I wonder what her siblings' names are (if any).

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This is my daughter, Olive
"Oh, how cute!"
That IS cute, even though I'd never use it

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These are my daughters, Esme and Iris
"What a lovely pair."
This mom must be a namenerd.

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These are my sons, Fidel and Reuben
"Hello, boys."
Oh, I love the name Reuben, wait.....FIDEL!????!?!

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This is my daughter, Laurel
"What a beautiful name!!!"
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS

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This is my daughter Niamh
"Oh, are you Irish?"
N-I-A-B-H...no, N-I-E-M-H-S...no, N-E-I...argh

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This is my daughter, Maeve
"Oh, I love that name!"
This is the 3rd little Maeve I've met! Hmm

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This is my son, Blake
"Hi, Blake."
Not my style.

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This is my daughter, Petra
"Oh wow! You know I know another little Petra. It's not a name you hear very often."
This name sounds so harsh, why do people like it? I like the band, though. *gets songs stuck in head*

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This is my daughter, Xanthe
"OOoooohohhhh."
ahhhhhhhh