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This is my daughter, Mahalia Pearl, nn Malia.
You say: What an unusual,pretty name!
You think: Very pretty, I like itThis is my daughter, Lydian Charlotte, nn Lyda.
You say: Hello Lydian!
You think: What was wrong with Lydia?This is my daughter, Constance Inez, nn Connie.
You say: I hardly ever hear Constance being used anymore, how lovely!
You think: The name is lovelyThis is my daughter, Jeanna Belrose.
You say: What a sweet name!
You think: Meh, Jeanna is ok I suppose but what is Belrose?This is my daughter, Emmaline Aster, nn Emmie.
You say: Emmaline is gorgeous!
You think: Emmaline is pretty but what is Aster?This is my son, Malcolm Elijah, nn Mac.
You say: Hello Malcolm!
You think: I really hate Malcolm but Elijah is okThis is my son, Ebenezer Vaughan, nn Ben.
You say: Gosh, that's an interesting name! Where did you come up with that?
You think: Like Ebenezer Scrooge? At least he can go by BenThis is my son, Westley Marcus, nn Wes.
You say: What a cute name!
You think: Marcus is cute, Westley is a bit trendyThis is my son, Stuart Josiah, nn Stu.
You say: Hello Stuart!
You think: The names aren't my style, but there's nothing wrong with themThis is my son, Elmer Obadiah, nn Elm. Yes, like the tree.
You say: That's an unusual name!
You think: It's very Old Testament sounding. I wonder if the parents are very religious?These are my twin boys, Brock Everett and Brody Kyle.
You say: What cute little boys!
You think: Blech, Brock and Brody are bad enough separately, let alone together. Everett is ok though.These are my b/g twins, Caleb Andrew and Elisabeth Margaret, nn Elise.
You say: What lovely, traditional names!
You think: Nice sibsetThese are my twin girls, Elsa Lindelle and Priscilla Jessamine.
You say: What beautiful, old fashioned names!
You think: I love Elsa and Jessamine but Lindelle and Priscilla are very frilly
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Just in case you're genuinely curious.."...what is Belrose?" Belrose is my dh's deceased grandmother's mn. I think actually it was a surname farther back.
"...what is Aster?" An aster is a star-shaped flower. I like Esther (which means star), but don't like alliterated combos (Emmaline Esther), so I subbed in the flower name. I love this game, b/c I can gauge people's responses to some of my "out there" combos. :o) DH hates anything non-traditional (his name's John, so we'll have to forgive him, lol) and BtN is the only place I can get honest and varied opinions. ;o) Thanks again for playing!
"I can't say I was ever lost, but I was bewildered once for three days." -Daniel Boone, American explorer
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