Re: Stealing Caroline's idea... You say / you think with my fave names
in reply to a message by Laura
This is my son Dylan:
You say: After Bob Dylan?
You think: Or Dylan Douglas?
This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: Oh, how cute!
You think: Oh, how cute!
This is my son Jack:
You say: Really nice name
You think: ditto
This is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: classic
You think: prefer Eleonore, with nickname Leonie
This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: classic
You think: boring
This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: Like Millie
You think: Emily is boring
This is my son Oliver:
You say: nice
You think: hm?
This is my daughter Alice:
You say: nice
You think: nice
This is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: Classic
You think: classic
This is my daughter Ayla:
You say: special, cute
You think: different from her siblings names
You say: After Bob Dylan?
You think: Or Dylan Douglas?
This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: Oh, how cute!
You think: Oh, how cute!
This is my son Jack:
You say: Really nice name
You think: ditto
This is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: classic
You think: prefer Eleonore, with nickname Leonie
This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: classic
You think: boring
This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: Like Millie
You think: Emily is boring
This is my son Oliver:
You say: nice
You think: hm?
This is my daughter Alice:
You say: nice
You think: nice
This is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: Classic
You think: classic
This is my daughter Ayla:
You say: special, cute
You think: different from her siblings names