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This is my son, Tennessee.
You say: What a fantastic name!
You think: What a fantastic name! I wonder what nicknames you would use, though? I can't think of any I would like.

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This is my daughter, Starling.
You say: How cute.
You think: World's most annoying kind of bird! Make the flashbacks stop!

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This is my son, British.
You say: Hi British.
You think: Yikes.

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This is my daughter, Fagan (faygan).
You say: Hi there.
You think: I'm so sorry.

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This is my son, Montana.
You say: Hi Montana.
You think: As in Hannah? The kid's in for some teasing. Hopefully they will call him Monty, even though I don't like that nn.

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This is my daughter, Sabella.
You say: Hi Sabella.
You think: Sa-what?

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This is my son, Cairo.
You say: Awesome name!
You think: Awesome name!

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This is my daughter, Basil.
You say: Hi Basil! What a cute name!
You think: It is really cute. Different, cute.

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This is my daughter, Petrova.
You say: Hi there. Where did her name come from?
You think: Pretty name.

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This is my daughter, Pierre.
You say: Hi there.
You think: Nooooooo!

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This is my daughter, Orchidea.
You say: Orchids are the most beautiful flowers!
You think: That's quite a mouthful, but it's cool.

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This is my daughter, Teal.
You say: What a sweet name!
You think: I love it!

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This is my daughter, Quinn.
You say: Hi Quinn.
You think: I really can't say why that name irritates me so much.