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This is my son JAMES
You say: Your name is so classic
You think: more of a middle name for me

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This is my son JASPER
You say: That's unusual
You think: Jasper Carrott

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This is my son RYSHAD
You say: How do you spell that?
You think: What, Riyadh, Richard?

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This is my son TRISTAN
You say: Hello Tristan
You think: Why does everyone want to call their son Tristan, yuck!

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This is my son LANCE
You say: Hello Lance, nice to meet you
You think: This is awful, so poncy

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This is my son IAGO
You say: What a cool and spunky name you have Iago
You think: Yeah, it's cool, but was it not the name of the parrot in Aladdin?

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This is my son EDWARD
You say: Hello Edward
You think: This is growing on me, but far too boring

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This is my daughter CERIDWEN
You say: Hey Ceridwen, nice to meet you
You think: I like Welsh names, but this is not my style at all

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This is my daughter EIRLYS
You say: What an interesting name. How do you spell it?
You think: Nice, but a bit of a mouthful

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This is my daughter CALLIOPE
You say: Hey there
You think: There's something about it I just don't like, so many other Call- names are much prettier. I like the meaning though

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This is my daughter ESYLLT
You say: What an interesting name
You think: WTF? That's just random letters!

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This is my daughter FELINA
You say: That's unusual
You think: Yuck, I love cats, but come on!

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This is my daughter GWENAËLLE
You say: That's interesting, how did you pick the name?
You think: One of my first crushes was on a Gwenael I met in Paris

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This is my daughter HEFINA
You say: What an unusual name!
You think: Holy cow!

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This is my daughter IZAR
You say: Hello Izar, pleased to meet you
You think: this doesn't seem complete, and feels masculine

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This is my daughter NERISSA
You say: I've never met a Nerissa
You think: Bleh, prefer Caryssa

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This is my daughter VIVIANA
You say: How pretty
You think: I prefer Vivienne, the extra 'a' feels a bit of a mouthful

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This is my daughter SEREN
You say: What a lovely name
You think: I love this, but always think of 'seven' when I see it

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This is my daughter RÓISÍN
You say: I love your name!
You think: lovely!

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This is my daughter BRIALLEN
You say: that's interesting
You think: okay, but a bit tacky

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This is my daughter AMARYLLIS
You say: How unusual and beautiful
You think: but slightly tacky