Re: You say, you think
in reply to a message by Anthroponomastics
This is my son, Severus.
You say: What a wonderful name.
You think: Snape. Stupid Harry Potter books for ruining good names.
This is my son, Percival.
You say: Do you happen to call her Percy for short?
You think: I just can't get into this name!
This is my son, Edward.
You say: A very good name.
You think: ...and it is though again with the books!
This is my son, Algernon.
You say: Classic.
You think: Letters to Algernon.
This is my son, Frederick. (his middle name being George)
You say: Yet another classic name.
You think: I love this name though I prefer the German spelling.
This is my son, Horatio. (Nelson as a mn)
You say: Ah...
You think: Sans, SNL.
This is my daughter, Martha.
You say: You tend to stick with the tried and true don't you.
You think: Good name. A bit dated.
This is my daughter, Dorothy.
You say: same
You think: same
This is my daughter, Adelaide.
You say: What a wonderful name.
You think: Because it is.
This is my daughter, Eleanor.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: I like as a middle name.
This is my daughter, Georgiana.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: Not my style though I do like the idea of her nn being George.
This is my daughter, Charlotte. (Sophia as mn)
You say: Pretty.
You think: Both names aren't my style they are both good names and sound great together.
This is my son, Bartholomew.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: I always think of Bart Simpson and that is a complete shame. This is a good name but still.
This is my son, Archibald.
You say: Cute.
You think: I like Archie as a nn but I can't get past the bald part :/
This is my son, Ezra.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: Love this name.
This is my son, Cedric.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: Ditto.
This is my son, William.
You say: Classic.
You think: Ditto.
This is my son, Lawrence.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: Ditto.
You say: What a wonderful name.
You think: Snape. Stupid Harry Potter books for ruining good names.
This is my son, Percival.
You say: Do you happen to call her Percy for short?
You think: I just can't get into this name!
This is my son, Edward.
You say: A very good name.
You think: ...and it is though again with the books!
This is my son, Algernon.
You say: Classic.
You think: Letters to Algernon.
This is my son, Frederick. (his middle name being George)
You say: Yet another classic name.
You think: I love this name though I prefer the German spelling.
This is my son, Horatio. (Nelson as a mn)
You say: Ah...
You think: Sans, SNL.
This is my daughter, Martha.
You say: You tend to stick with the tried and true don't you.
You think: Good name. A bit dated.
This is my daughter, Dorothy.
You say: same
You think: same
This is my daughter, Adelaide.
You say: What a wonderful name.
You think: Because it is.
This is my daughter, Eleanor.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: I like as a middle name.
This is my daughter, Georgiana.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: Not my style though I do like the idea of her nn being George.
This is my daughter, Charlotte. (Sophia as mn)
You say: Pretty.
You think: Both names aren't my style they are both good names and sound great together.
This is my son, Bartholomew.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: I always think of Bart Simpson and that is a complete shame. This is a good name but still.
This is my son, Archibald.
You say: Cute.
You think: I like Archie as a nn but I can't get past the bald part :/
This is my son, Ezra.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: Love this name.
This is my son, Cedric.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: Ditto.
This is my son, William.
You say: Classic.
You think: Ditto.
This is my son, Lawrence.
You say: Wonderful.
You think: Ditto.