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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