This is my daughter,
Amelia. We call her
Amy."
You say: Oh, that's beautiful!
You think: I adore
Amelia, but why did they ruin it with
Amy?
"This is my son,
Seamus. We call him
Shay."
You say: That's very cute.
You think: UGH
"This is my daughter,
Cait." (
Cait is pronounced like
Kate)
You say: That's an original spelling.
You think: And that's not a good thing.
"This is my son,
Philip. He goes by
Phil."
You say: A good, strong name.
You think: Too bad it's so ugly.
"This is my daughter,
Lydia. Everyone calls her Lyddie."
You say: How adorable!
You think: I love
Lydia, but not Lyddie.
"This is my son,
Christopher."
You say: What a nice, classic name.
You think: So classic it's generic and boring.