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This is my daughter, Margaret Elaine. We call her Greta.
You say: Oh, howdy do Greta! A very distinguished name you've got.
You think: It's distinguished. I can't like Margaret, but I'm glad when other people use it. Elaine is nice, but it's kind of strange with Margaret for some reason.

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This is my daughter, Beatrice Jane.
You say: What a nice name.
You think: Am I crazy for not liking Beatrice? I know I should. So I'll approve of it. Jane is kind of filler but still refreshing in this day and age of frilly stupid fillers.

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This is my daughter, Audrey Tziporah.
You say: Oh, that's a very interesting middle name.
You think: Yeah, it is. I need to look that up on BtN when I get home. And Audrey - another one of those damn good names that I can't seem to like, ever. A guilty displeasure, if you will. Very interesting combination, this is!

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This is my daughter, Matilda Jane.
You say: Oh, that's lovely. Howdy doo!!!
You think: I recently became able to like Matilda and I'm very glad. :) I like this a lot.

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This is my daughter, Jeanette Gloria.
You say: Nice to meet you, Jeanette.
You think: Yawn. Jeanette bores me to death. Gloria's an interesting outburst, though. I love when other people are named it.

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This is my daughter, Olive Matilda.
You say: Oh, how delightfully old-world.
You think: (Some lady said this to me once, responding to the fact that I play viola.) It's a very handsome combo, but I'm not sure that's quite an appropriate compliment to give a little girl. Nevertheless, both names are very distinguished and old-world and I like this a lot.

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This is my daughter, Astrid Signe.
You say: Oh, Astrid! I love Astrid. And what's the middle name again?
You think: I love Astrid. But I have no idea how to pronounce Signe and therefore I can't say anything about it.

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This is my daughter, Frances Jane.
You say: Oh I love it!
You think: Ooh I love it!! Ooh!

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This is my daughter, Eloise Jeanette.
You say: Eloise, that's interesting.
You think: It is. I used to love Eloise. Jeanette is boring boring boring though.

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This is my daughter, Minerva Rosalind. We call her Minnie.
You say: Oh Minerva! Minerva is my favorite girl's name I think. And that's a big compliment because I am unhealthily obsessed with names. Oh I love your name, Minnie!
You think: Oh! Minnie! Let me take you to my home and feed you cookies and play music for you and read to you. Minerva Rosalind! What a fantastic pair of names! Oh! I love you!

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This is my daughter, Agatha Irene.
You say: OOH! Two of my favorite names.
You think: OOH! Two of my faves. I can't bring myself to use Agatha though, so I'm glad she did.

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This is my daughter, Alice Shoshannah.
You say: What a nice name!
You think: Yay an Alice! I love Alice. And Shoshannah is interesting. I'll have to BtN it. It sounds cool, anyway.

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This is my daughter, Ingrid Beatrice.
You say: Oh, how distinguished.
You think: Ingrid - another guilty displeasure. Oh well. She's well-named, even if I don't like it that much.

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Gaah I love your names!