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This is my daughter Wren
You Say: Oh, that's cute.
You Think: It's different, not awful.

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This is my son Solomon
You Say: Oh I like that.
You Think: I do.

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This is my daughter Fable
You Say: How unique.
You Think: That's just bad.

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This is my son Ajax
You Say: How different.
You Think: Like the cleaner? Call him Jax and maybe he won't kill anybody one day.

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This is my daughter Braith
You Say: Oh how unusual, I like it.
You Think: Never heard it, but it could grow on me.

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This is my son Raphael
You Say: I'll bet he's an angel (lol).
You Think: Not bad.

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This is my daughter Perla:
You Say: That's pretty.
You Think: Pearl is great, but Perla sounds like a brand name for toothpaste or something.

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This is my son James
You Say: Very handsome, strong name.
You Think: It is, but also quiet boring.

This is my daughter Wren
You Say:- thats an unusual name
You Think:That is so not my style

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This is my son Solomon
You Say: I love biblical names
You Think: but not that one

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This is my daughter Fable
You Say: I havent heard that name before
You Think: Thank goodness

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This is my son Ajax:
You Say:- Ajax? oh its a name from a myth isnt it
You Think: That and a floor cleaner

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This is my daughter Braith:
You Say: Very unusual
You Think: far too masculine sounding for my tastes

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This is my son Raphael:
You Say: lovely name
You Think: it is a good name

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This is my daughter Perla:
You Say: I havent heard that name before
You Think: not too bad but not really my style

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This is my son James:
You Say: Great traditional classic name I love itname
You Think:As above

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This is my daughter Wren
You Say: Oh, how sweet!
You Think: I can see why it's attractive, but . . . really?

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This is my son Solomon
You Say: That's such an underused name!
You Think: . . . for a damn good reason! It's pretentious.

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This is my daughter Fable
You Say: Oh! That's unusual.
You Think: Oh, poor girl! How horrible! Every time she does something wrong - or right! - people will make jokes about "The Fable of Fable" or something.

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This is my son Ajax:
You Say: That's from Greek Mythology, isn't it?
You Think: Not to mention that it's a brand of floor cleaner.

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This is my daughter Braith:
You Say: I haven't heard that before, where's it from?
You Think: Just SO not my style.

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This is my son Raphael:
You Say: That's nice! After the painter, or the angel?
You Think: I like it, but it's just a teeny bit pretentious

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This is my daughter Perla:
You Say: Oh, that's sweet.
You Think: Now, Pearl would have been nice. Perla doesn't work for me though.

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This is my son James:
You Say: Oh, such a nice name, it's my stepfather's name.
You Think: It *is* a nice name

This is my daughter Wren
You Say: Ren.. oh Wren, like the bird?
You Think: of Ren & Stimpy, and Renata. Why Wren and not Lark or Jay? Wrens are notoriously tiny.

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This is my son Solomon
You Say: Nice name, sounds.. wise.
You Think: Please let me call him Sol.

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This is my daughter Fable
You Say: Ah, .. Fable. That's a new name to me.
You Think: Fay plus Mabel? Rhymes with Fatal. A fable is false by definition.

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This is my son Ajax:
You Say: That's a rugged, heroic sounding name.
You Think: And the name of a sink cleanser.

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This is my daughter Braith:
You Say: Is that .. Irish, or something?
You Think: I hope she doesn't fall ill and become a dying Braith.

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This is my son Raphael:
You Say: Nice.
You Think: Raphe, I hope. How Biblical.

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This is my daughter Perla:
You Say: Lovely.
You Think: Nice!

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This is my son James:
You Say: Ah, James. What's his middle name?
You Think: I hope he at least got a distinctive middle name.

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- chazda

This is my daughter Wren
You Say: Hello Wren.
You Think: It doesn't have an appealing sound. It looks very masculine.

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This is my son Solomon
You Say: What a neat name!
You Think: I like it. Very masculine and underused.

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This is my daughter Fable
You Say: That's different.
You Think: That doesn't even sound like a name. Why would they want to name their kid something that can mean "a lie"?

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This is my son Ajax:
You Say: I've met and Ajax before.
You Think: Ajax is the ugliest city in Ontario. Why would people want to name their kid after it?

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This is my daughter Braith:
You Say: That's a unique name.
You Think: How harsh sounding. And very masculine.

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This is my son Raphael:
You Say: I love your name!
You Think: I love that name.

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This is my daughter Perla:
You Say: That's pretty.
You Think: That's pretty.

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This is my son James:
You Say: Nice to meet you
You Think: Boring and overused name. Better as a middle name.