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"This is my son, Alister; we call him Alis." [pronounced like "Alice"]
You say: A good Scottish name.
You think: Why are they calling the poor boy Alis

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"This is my son, Auberon."
You say: What an interesting name
You think: Unfortunately I don't like it

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"This is my son, Rose."
You say: Do you mean Ross?
You think: Seriously?

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"This is my daughter, Kestrel."
You say: What an unusual name
You think: It's not my style, but I like it

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"This is my son, Patrick; we call him Pax."
You say: Aw, lovely
You think: The name has really grown on me, and Pax isn't a nn that I had considered until now

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"This is my son, Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: How lovely, how do you spell it?
You think: :)

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"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say: How cute!
You think: It's not my style, but interesting

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"This is my daughter, Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: Hello Isobel, lovely to meet you. How do you spell that?
You think: Thank God it's not another Belle or Bella. Ugh!

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"This is my son, Garnet."
You say: Hello Garnet
You think: It's a girl's name

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"This is my son, Clare."
You say: Hello Clare, how do you spell that?
You think: The poor boy I knew called Clare changed his name to Alasdair.

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"This is my daughter, Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: Hello, lovely name
You think: Interesting, but not my style