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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!