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This is my son Christopher James.
you say: What a nice classic name!
you think: But also dull and unimaginative

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This is my daughter Baylee Oceana.
you say: Oh, how pretty she is!
you think: I hate Baylee! Why do you want to name your daughter "bailiff"?!

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This is my son Cameron Blake.
you say: What a cutie!
you think: Why not Blake as fn, at least it has literary associons.

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This is my daughter Keira Marie.
you say: Oh, Keira is such a pretty name!
you think: But Keira Marie sounds has too much R's.

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This is my son Hayden Ace.
you say: What a cute little boy!
you think: What a trendy fn and what a weird mn.

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This is my daughter Abigail Violet.
you say: Oh, what a lovely name!
you think: Violet is lovely, a pity this is not a fn. She will be just another Abby in school.

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"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty

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"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)