This is my daughter,
Mahalia Pearl, nn
Malia.
You say: Hello
Malia!
You think: Ooooh, how pretty!
This is my daughter, Lydian
Charlotte, nn
Lyda.
You say: Hi
Lyda! Pleased to meet you!
You think: Why, why, why use the nn?!
This is my daughter,
Constance Inez, nn
Connie.
You say: Hello
Connie!
You think: Again, with the ouchy nns...
This is my daughter,
Jeanna Belrose.
You say: Hello
Jeanna!
You think: Oh, I love the mn!
This is my daughter,
Emmaline Aster, nn
Emmie.
You say: Hi
Emmie!
You think: How cute is
Emmaline nn
Emmie? Really cute! Aster, interesting...
This is my son,
Malcolm Elijah, nn Mac.
You say: Hello Mac.
You think: Real Name: All-Around Fabulous!
Nick Name: Big Mac
This is my son,
Ebenezer Vaughan, nn
Ben.
You say: Hello
Ben!
You think: Thank goodness for the nn. I love
Ben.
This is my son,
Westley Marcus, nn Wes.
You say: Hey Wes!
You think:
Westley is nms,
Marcus is great.
This is my son,
Stuart Josiah, nn
Stu.
You say: Hi
Stu!
You think: nmsaa
This is my son,
Elmer Obadiah, nn Elm. Yes, like the tree.
You say: Hi Elm!
You think: Elmers glue... Elm tree...
Obadiah?
These are my twin boys,
Brock Everett and
Brody Kyle.
You say: Hi
Brock! Hi
Brody! It's nice to meet you both!
You think: Not bad names, but I don't like how they match.
These are my b/g twins,
Caleb Andrew and
Elisabeth Margaret, nn
Elise.
You say: Hello
Caleb! Hello
Elise!
You think:
Caleb Andrew is nice enough, I
LOVE Elisabeth Margaret, and
Elise is nice as well, but it would be great to see a kid go by
Elisabeth.
These are my twin girls,
Elsa Lindelle and
Priscilla Jessamine.
You say: Hi
Elsa! Hi
Priscilla!
You think:
Elsa Lindelle is just fine.
Priscilla Jessamine is trashy. (Partly due to many associations)