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This is my daughter, Meadow.
You Say: "What a lovely, unique name."
You Think: A nice name, but a little out-there for me.

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This is my daughter, Eden.
You Say: "That's a pretty name."
You Think: That's a pretty name.

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This is my daughter, Orion.
You Say: "How do you spell that?"
You Think: Orion on a girl?

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This is my daughter, Apple.
You Say: "Nice to meet you, Apple."
You Think: Somebody is too into celebrity baby names.

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This is my daughter, Finn.
You Say: "Is that short for anything?"
You Think: Not my style, but kind of cute I guess.

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This is my daughter, Oz.
You Say: "What's her name again?"
You Think: Yuck. Oz is a masculine nickname at best.

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This is my son, Garland.
You Say: "Nice to meet you."
You Think: Yuck. Sounds like an old-man name.

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This is my son, Haven.
You Say: "What are your other kids' names?"
You Think: Seriously, I wonder what boy-Haven's siblings are named.

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This is my daughter, Rain.
You Say: "Interesting name. I hear it a lot more recently."
You Think: Unfortunately.

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This is my daughter, Fig.
You Say: "That's unique, how did you come up with her name?"
You Think: W. T. F.

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This is my son, Story.
You Say: "Cute name."
You Think: I can't imagine an adult man named Story.

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This is my daughter, Day.
You Say: "Is that short for anything?"
You Think: Sounds like a nickname, and not my style.

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This is my son, Canyon.
You Say: "Nice to meet you."
You Think: nothing of it.

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This is my daughter, Plum.
You Say: "Nice to meet you."
You Think: Plum? That's even worse than Apple!

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This is my daughter, Christmas.
You Say: "Was she born on Christmas?"
You Think: Couldn't you have named her Natalie if you wanted a Christmas theme?

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This is my daughter, Cress.
You Say: "Nice to meet you."
You Think: Watercress.

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This is my daughter, Xylo.
You Say: "Nice to meet you."
You Think: Xylo?!?

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This is my son, Cider.
You Say:m "Is he named after anyone?"
You Think: it's spelled Sider and a family surname.

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This is my son, Trinity.
You Say: "Nice to meet you."
You Think: I hate Trinity on a girl and it's even worse on a boy.

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This is my son, Shire.
You Say: "Is that short for anything?"
You Think: Lord of the Rings, anyone?

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This is my daughter, Verity.
You Say: "Awesome name. What's her middle name?"
You Think: Awesome name. What's her middle name?

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This is my son, Azure.
You Say: "That's a neat name."
You Think: Not my style, but kind of cool.