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"... And these are my daughters, Shelley and Carroll"
You say: Nice meeting you, darlings. You have nice names.
You think: Hmmmm... as nicknames Shelley and Carroll are okay. But I do like the spelling C-A-R-O-L better.

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"I'd like you to meet my son, Moritz."
You say: Nice meeting you, Moritz.
You think: Ugh! Who would name their son Moritz? Stupid and ugly!

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"Allow me to introduce you to my son, Emil."
You say: Nice to meet you, Emil. You have a nice name.
You think: Cool name! I've always wanted to meet and Emil. It's a cool name.

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"This is my daughter Theodora; we call her Theo."
You say: Quite an old-fashioned name. If only more people gave their children old-fashioned names...
You think: Stupid nickname for a girl. Why not Thea instead? And Theodora? Eh... not my style.

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"May I introduce my daughters, Faustine and Prosper."
You say: Oo! Nice names there, kids.
You think: I'd prefer Faustina, and Prosper is gorgeous.

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"This is my son, Tobias."
You say: Your mother picked out a very nice name for you, young man.
You think: Nice!