"This is our daughter,
Lindsey."
You say: What a lovely little girl!
You think: The name's okay
"This is our daughter,
Aurora. She goes by
Rory."
You say: What a sweet little child.
You think:
Love the name, hate the nn
"This is our daughter,
Lydia. Sometimes we call her Lyddie. She likes either."
You say: What a great name!
You think: Ditto
"This is our daughter,
Maeve."
You say: She's so cute.
You think: I've always been averse to this name; I just hate the way it sounds
"This is our daughter, Claira."
You say: She looks just like you!
You think: I prefer
Claire
"This is our daughter,
Margaret. We call her
Maisie."
You say: What a great nickname
You think:
Margaret's okay; I love
Maisie.
"This is our daughter,
Kylie."
You say: She's so cute
You think: Hate it
"This is our daughter,
Bevin."
You say: She has a great name.
You think: Her name's perfect, especially if her mn is
Rose. (It's a favorite combo of mine)
"This is our daugter,
Courtney."
You say: She's so cute
You think: Ummmmmmmmm, it's an okay name.
"This is our daugter,
Eloise."
You say: What a lovely name.
You think: it's nice but best as an nn.
"This is our daugter,
Isabelle."
You say: her name is very elegant.
You think: Ditto
"This is our daugter,
Lucy."
You say: She's so cute (this is my cover-up for everything)
You think: I hope it's short for something
"This is our daugter, Rylie."
You say: She's so cute
You think: hate it
"This is our daugter,
Tatum."
You say: Wow, she is a lively little one.
You think: WHAT???!!!
"This is our daugter,
Natalie."
You say: What a nice name.
You think: Ditto, but it'd be good to call her by an nn until she gets older.
"This is our daugter,
Greer."
You say: What a cool name.
You think: A unique name, but she'll grow into it.
"This is our daugter,
Zoey."
You say: She's so cute.
You think: I'm not a fan of
Zoey, especially of that spelling
"This is our son,
Charles. He goes by
Charlie."
You say: What a great name.
You think: It's classic but fun
"This is our son,
Andrew."
You say: He's looks a lot like you.
You think:
Love it, especially with nn
Andy
"This is our son,
Aidan."
You say: What a nice choice for a name.
You think: Not my taste
"This is our son,
Gregory."
You say: What a great name.
You think:
Greg is a good nickname, but his full name sounds like a little old man's.
"This is our son,
Patrick. He goes by Patch."
You say: What a lovely name.
You think: Yay
Patrick! It'd be even better if his nn was
Paddy, though Patch is a great nn.
"This is our son,
Robert. We call him
Bobby."
You say: He has your great eyes
You think: Cute kid, okay name.
"This is our son,
Mark."
You say: he's so cute
You think: Boring name.
"This is our son,
Peter."
You say; He's so cute
You think: Boring name.
"This is our son,
Tobias. We call him
Toby."
You say: Wow, his name is fun and unique. What a great choice.
You think: Ditto