This is my daughter
Nova.
You say: Hello
Nova. You have very pretty name.
You think: I love this name!
This is my daughter
Artemisia, "Mizha".
You say: Hey,
Artemisia.
You think: And don't even think that I'd call you Mizha.
This is my daughter
Cicely, "
Sissy".
You say:
Cicely is lovely name.
You think: And
Sissy is not. So I'm going to call you
Cicely, whether you like it or not.
This is my daughter
Apollonia, "Apple".
You say: Hello,
Apollonia.
You think: And icky nicknames-theme just keeps going..
This is my daughter Saphrona, "
Saffron".
You say: You have very interesting name,
Saffron.
You think: *cries*
This is my daughter Aster.
You say: Hello, Aster.
You think: Why she doesn't have a nickname?
This is my daughter
Opal.
You say: That's pretty name.
You think: Well, kinda.
This is my daughter
Emerald, "
Emma".
You say:
Emerald is so beautiful name!
You think: So why ruin it with
Emma?
This is my daughter
Celia.
You say: Oh, your name is wonderful.
You think: It really is!
This is my daughter
Xylia.
You say: Hey,
Xylia.
You think: Sounds like a tooth paste or something.
This is my daughter
Sunniva, "
Sunny".
You say: Hi,
Sunny.
You think:
Sunny is sweet and cheery,
Sunniva is nms, but I guess it's OK..
This is my son
Jasper, "Jazz".
You say: Hello,
Jasper!
You think:
Jasper is one of the best boys' names over there, but IMO Jazz is better on a girl.
This is my son
Solomon, "
Sol".
You say: You have very interesting name,
Sol.
You think: Well, maybe
Sol isn't that terrible.
This is my son
Felix.
You say: Hey, ketc-- I mean,
Felix.
You think: Now I can't think anything else than that horrible
Felix ketchup-theme. Eww.
This is my son
Evander.
You say:
Can I call you
Evan?
You think:
Evander is OK, but I'd prefer just
Evan.
This is my son Stone.
You say: Hey.
You think: I'm shocked. Stone?
This is my son
Heron.
You say: Umm, I don't think I heard right. Could you say his name again and little slower?
You think: Well, this isn't as bad as Stone, but...
This is my son Sylvan.
You say: Hey, Sylvan.
You think: Mummy!
This is my son
Valerian.
You say: Your name is awesome!
You think: Really!
This is my son
Skyler, "
Sky".
You say: Hello,
Sky.
You think: Not fan of
Skyler, but
Sky is nice name.
This is my son
Stellan.
You say: Hey,
Stella ...n. How've you been?
You think: Well, it's kinda cute after you've get used to it.
This is my son
Arden.
You say: Hello
Arden!
You think: Not fan of this name, but it works. It just sounds little harsh.