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This is my son, Severus.
You say: What a wonderful name.
You think: Snape. Stupid Harry Potter books for ruining good names.

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This is my son, Percival.
You say: Do you happen to call her Percy for short?
You think: I just can't get into this name!

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This is my son, Edward.
You say: A very good name.
You think: ...and it is though again with the books!

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This is my son, Algernon.
You say: Classic.
You think: Letters to Algernon.

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This is my son, Frederick. (his middle name being George)
You say: Yet another classic name.
You think: I love this name though I prefer the German spelling.

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This is my son, Horatio. (Nelson as a mn)
You say: Ah...
You think: Sans, SNL.

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This is my daughter, Martha.
You say: You tend to stick with the tried and true don't you.
You think: Good name. A bit dated.

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This is my daughter, Dorothy.
You say: same
You think: same

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This is my daughter, Adelaide.
You say: What a wonderful name.
You think: Because it is.

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This is my daughter, Eleanor.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: I like as a middle name.

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This is my daughter, Georgiana.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: Not my style though I do like the idea of her nn being George.

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This is my daughter, Charlotte. (Sophia as mn)
You say: Pretty.
You think: Both names aren't my style they are both good names and sound great together.

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This is my son, Bartholomew.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: I always think of Bart Simpson and that is a complete shame. This is a good name but still.

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This is my son, Archibald.
You say: Cute.
You think: I like Archie as a nn but I can't get past the bald part :/

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This is my son, Ezra.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: Love this name.

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This is my son, Cedric.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: Ditto.

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This is my son, William.
You say: Classic.
You think: Ditto.

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This is my son, Lawrence.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: Ditto.

This is my son, Severus.
You say: Hi there, Severus!
You think: That's an awesome name, if it didn't bring to mind "Snape, Snape, Severus Snape..."

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This is my son, Percival.
You say: That's a lovely name you've got, Percival.
You think: Exactly what I said.

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This is my son, Edward.
You say: Hi, Edward!
You think: Of Twilight. *groan*

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This is my son, Algernon.
You say: Ooh, that's interesting!
You think: Lovely!

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This is my son, Frederick. (his middle name being George)
You say: Do you go by Freddie?
You think: 'Cos otherwise I'm not a fan.

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This is my son, Horatio. (Nelson as a mn)
You say: Hi, Horatio!
You think: Alas! Poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio.

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This is my daughter, Martha.
You say: Hi, Martha.
You think: Nice!

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This is my daughter, Dorothy.
You say: Do you have any nicknames?
You think: sayDollysayDollysayDolly!

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This is my daughter, Adelaide.
You say: Nice to meet you, Adelaide.
You think: Oh, please don't say she goes by Addy!

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This is my daughter, Eleanor.
You say: Hi, Eleanor.
You think: Overused.

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This is my daughter, Georgiana.
You say: Hi, Georgiana!
You think: Nice enough, but NMS.

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This is my daughter, Charlotte. (Sophia as mn)
You say: Hi, do you go by a nickname?
You think: I'm a fan of Charlotte and Charlie.

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This is my son, Bartholomew.
You say: Hi Bartholomew, do you go by Bart?
You think: of Bartholomew Roberts, alias Black Bart...the pirate.

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This is my son, Archibald.
You say: Oh, is there a story behind that name?
You think: oOf a thousand fictional characters.

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This is my son, Ezra.
You say: Oh, hi, Ezra; I love your name!
You think: I love Ezra!

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This is my son, Cedric.
You say: Hi, Cedric!
You think: of Cedric Diggory from Harry Potter. Which isn't such a bad association.

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This is my son, William.
You say: Hello, William.
You think: Overused, but okay.

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This is my son, Lawrence.
You say: Nice to meet you, Lawrence.
You think: Lovely, unless he goes by Larry...