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HelpRe: You Say, You Think [Girls]
in reply to a message by Sabrina Fair
This is my daughter, Galadriel.
You Say: Hello Galadriel! Interesting name you've got!
You Think: King Arthur... Guinevere, Lancelot... Galadriel... no, wait, Gawain... Fits in.
This is my daughter, Saffron.
You Say: Ooh pretty!
You Think: truly is. I like that name, although, when you say it, an image of an indian market comes to mind.
This is my daughter, Bravery.
You Say: Oh, Bravery eh?
You Think: Subtle... I wonder if her brother Courage is running about around here...?
This is my daughter, Cayenne.
You Say: Hello
You Think: Cayenne... why am I thinking of crayons?
This is my daughter, Free.
You Say: uh huh, hi
You Think: free as a bird... not a very flowing name is it? Hey, is that her twin Liberty?
This is my daughter, Easter.
You Say: Hi
You Think: Maybe people will purposely mispronounce it "Esther" for the child's sake. Not that Esther is that great, but at leat its not some religious holiday!
This is my daughter, Morocco.
You Say: Hi
You Think: Wonder why they named her that...? Was she concieved there?
This is my daughter, Tiger.
You Say: Hello, is that a nickname?
You Think: On her passport: Ms Tiger Smith? Oh dear, I already feel sorry for her!
This is my daughter, Paris.
You Say: Hi Paris,
You Think: ... Hilton. My, has that woman tainted the name or what!
This is my daughter, Piper.
You Say: Nice to meet you Piper.
You Think: ok, three thoughts simultaneously:
1. Hehe, Piper ought to marry a Plumber. That'd be complete.
2. An actual image of a pipe in the wall
3. Wasn't that witch from that witch series called Piper? "Enchanted" was it?
This is my daughter, Butterfly.
You Say: Your NN is Butter? Or fly?
You Think: If you want to name your child after that beautiful creature with colorful wings, well, there is a subtler and prettier way to do it. Mariposa is a better attempt.
This is my daughter, Pixie.
You Say: Hey Pixie! Cute name! Whats it short for?
You Think: She better turn out cute, and petite, and agile. Cuz you know, she'll just be ridiculed if she turns out to be chubby and clumsy and have to live up to the "name" Pixie.
Otherwise, I guess its ok - as a NN.
This is my daughter, Tomorrow.
You Say: Ah, hello...
You Think: Don't be surpised if she turns out to be a procrastinator. Actually, you have reason to feel a little bit guilty about it too!
Heh, Imagining the scene:
"Do your homework Tomorrow!"
"Sure mom! I'll go out to play then (- today!)" ... yeah... no, not ideal.
This is my daughter, Serendipity.
You Say: Oh hello. Beautiful name!
You Think: That actually is a beautiful name! Maybe it could even have Seren for short. Really like it! Love the meaning.
This is my daughter, Peony.
You Say: Hi, Peony.
You Think: Eh, there are prettier names that don't nessesarily bring to mind a short little shetland Pony...
This is my daughter, Amethyst.
You Say: Hello Amethyst
You Think: Pretty. Not my first choice. It'd be funny if she turned out to have an obssession over the color purple!
You Say: Hello Galadriel! Interesting name you've got!
You Think: King Arthur... Guinevere, Lancelot... Galadriel... no, wait, Gawain... Fits in.
This is my daughter, Saffron.
You Say: Ooh pretty!
You Think: truly is. I like that name, although, when you say it, an image of an indian market comes to mind.
This is my daughter, Bravery.
You Say: Oh, Bravery eh?
You Think: Subtle... I wonder if her brother Courage is running about around here...?
This is my daughter, Cayenne.
You Say: Hello
You Think: Cayenne... why am I thinking of crayons?
This is my daughter, Free.
You Say: uh huh, hi
You Think: free as a bird... not a very flowing name is it? Hey, is that her twin Liberty?
This is my daughter, Easter.
You Say: Hi
You Think: Maybe people will purposely mispronounce it "Esther" for the child's sake. Not that Esther is that great, but at leat its not some religious holiday!
This is my daughter, Morocco.
You Say: Hi
You Think: Wonder why they named her that...? Was she concieved there?
This is my daughter, Tiger.
You Say: Hello, is that a nickname?
You Think: On her passport: Ms Tiger Smith? Oh dear, I already feel sorry for her!
This is my daughter, Paris.
You Say: Hi Paris,
You Think: ... Hilton. My, has that woman tainted the name or what!
This is my daughter, Piper.
You Say: Nice to meet you Piper.
You Think: ok, three thoughts simultaneously:
1. Hehe, Piper ought to marry a Plumber. That'd be complete.
2. An actual image of a pipe in the wall
3. Wasn't that witch from that witch series called Piper? "Enchanted" was it?
This is my daughter, Butterfly.
You Say: Your NN is Butter? Or fly?
You Think: If you want to name your child after that beautiful creature with colorful wings, well, there is a subtler and prettier way to do it. Mariposa is a better attempt.
This is my daughter, Pixie.
You Say: Hey Pixie! Cute name! Whats it short for?
You Think: She better turn out cute, and petite, and agile. Cuz you know, she'll just be ridiculed if she turns out to be chubby and clumsy and have to live up to the "name" Pixie.
Otherwise, I guess its ok - as a NN.
This is my daughter, Tomorrow.
You Say: Ah, hello...
You Think: Don't be surpised if she turns out to be a procrastinator. Actually, you have reason to feel a little bit guilty about it too!
Heh, Imagining the scene:
"Do your homework Tomorrow!"
"Sure mom! I'll go out to play then (- today!)" ... yeah... no, not ideal.
This is my daughter, Serendipity.
You Say: Oh hello. Beautiful name!
You Think: That actually is a beautiful name! Maybe it could even have Seren for short. Really like it! Love the meaning.
This is my daughter, Peony.
You Say: Hi, Peony.
You Think: Eh, there are prettier names that don't nessesarily bring to mind a short little shetland Pony...
This is my daughter, Amethyst.
You Say: Hello Amethyst
You Think: Pretty. Not my first choice. It'd be funny if she turned out to have an obssession over the color purple!
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