This is my son
Marlowe.
You say: Hi,
Marlowe!
You think: Ugly!
This is my son
Cristobal, we call him Cris.
You say: Hi, Cris!
You think: Nothing special, but it's a bit different.
This is my daughter
Benigna.
You say: Hi!
You think: Does she have a nickname?
This is my son
Aurelio.
You say: What a nice name.
You think: I don't like his name.
This is my daughter
Emerald.
You say: How pretty!
You think: Emeralds are pretty, but as a name?
Come on!
This is my daughter
Lou, and it's her legal name.
You say: Hi,
Lou!
You think: People are going to be wondering if
Lou's a nickname, just like me.
This is my son
Anton, we call him
Tony.
You say: Hi,
Tony!
You think: It's okay, but I'm not very fond of the name
Tony.
This is my son
Lamar.
You say: Hi,
Lamar!
You think: Weird...
This is my daughter
Kyriaki, we call her Kyrie.
You say: Hi, Kyrie!
You think: What a beautiful name!
(I actually know someone with the name
Kyriaki, but her nickname is Kyri instead.)
This is my daughter
Priscilla, we call her
Cilla.
You say: Hi,
Cilla!
You think: What a nice name choice.
This is my son
Rene.
You say: Hi,
Rene!
You think: Yuck.
This is my daughter
Magnolia.
You say: Hi,
Magnolia!
You think: Sounds heavy.
This is my son Thompson.
You say: Hi Thompson!
You think: Does he have a nickname?
This message was edited 11/1/2009, 5:38 PM