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This is my son Brooks.
You say: Hi Brooks. You have a nice name
You think: It is nice, but I've heard better. At least he's not a girl.

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This is my son Rupert.
You say: Hey!
You think: Robert is so much better

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This is my daughter Chaya.
You say: Hi Chaya.
You think: Part Jewish maybe.

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This is my son Leonidas, we call him Lonnie.
You say: Hi Leonnie.
You think: Poor kid.

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This is my daughter Rosetta.
You say: Hi Rosetta!
You think: It's alright but Rose would have been so much better.

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This is my daughter Lucinda, we call her Cindy.
You say: My Aunt's name was Cindy too.
You think: If I named my kid Lucinda she would go by Lucy. It's much less dated than Cindy.

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This is my son Roark.
You say: Hey Roark?
You think: That is one weird name.

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This is my son Artemis.
You say: Hi Artemis.
You think: Wasn't Artemis the goddess of fertility? Poor boy.

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This is my daughter Euphrasia.
You say: Hey!
You think: Reminds me of Euthanasia.

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This is my daughter Providence.
You say: Hey Providence!
You think: Reminds me of the American colonists. It's okay but I wouldn't use it.

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This is my son Bob, and it's his legal name.
You say: Hey Bob!
You think: Eww a nickname name and Bob is one of the worst ones you can have. Robert would have been better.

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This is my daughter Filomena, we call her Minnie.
You say: Hi Minnie.
You think: I wouldn't use it

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This is my daughter Chrysanthe.
You say: Hi Chrysanthe
You think: Weird