GIRLS
This is my daughter, Beckham.
You say: Hi Beckham!
You think: Very surnamey and masculine. I hope she goes by
Becka or
Becky.
This is my daughter, Secret.
You say: Nice to meet you, Secret.
You think: Deodorant?
This is my daughter, Seven.
You say: Hey Seven! How are you?
You think: Random number? Is she their 7th child and they ran out of names?
This is my daughter, Prayer.
You say: Hi Prayer!
You think: Very.... spiritual? I could see it for a character, but on a real person it makes me want to laugh.
This is my daughter, Poetry.
You say: Nice to meet you, Poetry.
You think: Poet is a GP of mine, but I don't like Poetry.
This is my daughter, October.
You say: Hi there October! Nice to meet you!
You think: I like this name, well I like all month names. October is a favorite.
This is my daughter,
Monday.
You say: Hey
Monday! How are you today?
You think: While
Monday has a pretty sound, she's named after the day people dread?
This is my daughter,
Africa.
You say: Hey
Africa!
You think: I'm undecided on whether I like this name or not.
BOYS
This is my son,
Eden.
You say: Pleasure to meet you,
Eden.
You think:
Eden is feminine to me. I used to have a girl friend named
Eden, but she pronounced it with a short E.
This is my son,
Trinity.
You say: Hey
Trinity.
You think: Not only is it a trendy (girl) name, but I swear I read it 'thirsty' at first.
This is my son,
Fox.
You say: Nice to meet you,
Fox.
You think: I really like that name!
This is my son,
River.
You say: Hi
River!
You think: I love the name
River.
This is my son,
Shiloh.
You say: Hey
Shiloh.
You think: Reminds me of beagles (which is a good thing, since I have a beagle) because of the novel.
This is my son,
Hazel.
You say: Hi
HazelYou think: Uh... feminine much?
This is my son,
Rain.
You say: Hey
Rain!
You think: It's nice on a girl.
This is my son, Shia.
You say: Hi Shia!
You think: Lebouf? (sp?)