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"This is our daughter, Magnolia Jean. We call her Nola."
You Say: I probably wouldn't comment on the name at all, just one how sweet the girl was or something, but possibly say something about how original it was.
You Think: Magnolia? It does have an interesting sound I guess, but still very musty. Nola is a horrid old-lady sound. At least call her Maggie and let her grow into whether on not to use Magnolia. Jean is so tack-on from the 50s (or earlier!)

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"This is our son, Ignatius Ray. He goes by Iggy."
You Say: Wouldn't comment on the name at all.
You Think: YUCK! Iggy reminds me of Iggy Pop or of David Bowie (though that was actually Ziggy wasn't it?). Ignatius is WAY too much name to handle.

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"This is our daughter, Juniper Agnes."
You Say: No comment
You Think: Juniper sounds like a cat name or something, and Agnes is too old!

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"This is our son, Horatio Kolbe."
You Say: If pressed I'd say something nice about Kolbe.
You Think: Horatio? For a sweet little boy?

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"These are our triplets, Joachim Edgar, Amias Quincy, and Agnes Roberta."
You Say: Nothing to say! Man.
You Think: I actually like Edgar as a mn. Amias Quincy is cool, but I'm not sure of everyday use. The others are just bad.