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This is my son Marlowe.
You say: Hi, Marlowe!
You think: Ugly!

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This is my son Cristobal, we call him Cris.
You say: Hi, Cris!
You think: Nothing special, but it's a bit different.

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This is my daughter Benigna.
You say: Hi!
You think: Does she have a nickname?

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This is my son Aurelio.
You say: What a nice name.
You think: I don't like his name.

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This is my daughter Emerald.
You say: How pretty!
You think: Emeralds are pretty, but as a name? Come on!

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This is my daughter Lou, and it's her legal name.
You say: Hi, Lou!
You think: People are going to be wondering if Lou's a nickname, just like me.

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This is my son Anton, we call him Tony.
You say: Hi, Tony!
You think: It's okay, but I'm not very fond of the name Tony.

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This is my son Lamar.
You say: Hi, Lamar!
You think: Weird...

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This is my daughter Kyriaki, we call her Kyrie.
You say: Hi, Kyrie!
You think: What a beautiful name!

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(I actually know someone with the name Kyriaki, but her nickname is Kyri instead.)

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This is my daughter Priscilla, we call her Cilla.
You say: Hi, Cilla!
You think: What a nice name choice.

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This is my son Rene.
You say: Hi, Rene!
You think: Yuck.

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This is my daughter Magnolia.
You say: Hi, Magnolia!
You think: Sounds heavy.

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This is my son Thompson.
You say: Hi Thompson!
You think: Does he have a nickname?

This message was edited 11/1/2009, 5:38 PM