"This is my daughter,
Vivienne Louise."
You say: How pretty! I love
Vivienne!
You think: Thank you for not using
Vivian
"This is my son,
Augustus Henry." (
Gus)
You say: What a nice name.
Augustus is one of my favourites.
You think: But without the hideous nickname
Gus. It's all about the Augie.
"This is my daughter,
Cressida Maris."
You say: What a beautiful name. I love
Cressida.
You think:
Cressida, ah,
Cressida. I have a character named
Cressida. She has a half-sister named Chlorophyll Rubella.
Cressida makes me smile.
"This is my son,
Ashley John."
You say: What an attractive name.
You think: It's so refreshing to see a boy
Ashley.
"This is my daughter,
Jordan Prisca."
You say: Nice to meet you.
You think: There are too many Jordans in the world already.
"This is my son,
Noah William."
You say: What a nice name!
You think: Nice...but safe. Too safe for my tastes.
"These are the twins,
Magdalene Acacia and
Brigid Kelia." (
Maggie and
Brigid)
You say: How pretty! I love
Magdalene.
You think: And
Acacia. And
Brigid. But with such pretty names, why resort to something as hideous as
Maggie?
Magda is so elegant sounding.
"This is my son,
Phineas Nathanael."
You say: I love
Phineas.
You think: But not
Nathanael. Never
Nathanael.
"This is my daughter, Gamalia
Rose." (link:
Gamaliel)
You say: How elegant! I've never heard Gamalia before.
You think: I'm not sure whether I'd want a nickname with Gamalia or not. It's so attractive on its own, but there are some nice choices to be had...
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