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This is my son Brooks.
You say: Nice to meet you, Brooks.
You think: Makes me think of The Shawshank Redemption. Not a bad association, imo, plus it's a nice, unique name.

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This is my son Rupert.
You say: Hi, Rupert.
You think: Not a fan of this one.

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This is my daughter Chaya.
You say: Hi, Chaya.
You think: Sounds a little trendy and made up.

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This is my son Leonidas, we call him Lonnie.
You say: Hello, Lonnie.
You think: Leonidas is certainly interesting. Lonnie isn't bad.

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This is my daughter Rosetta.
You say: Nice to meet you, Rosetta.
You think: Cute.

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This is my daughter Lucinda, we call her Cindy.
You say: Hi, Cindy!
You think: Lovely! I personally would've gone with Lucy rather than Cindy, but it's great either way.

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This is my son Roark.
You say: Hello, Roark.
You think: A little confusing and overly-masculine sounding.

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This is my son Artemis.
You say: It's nice to meet you, Artemis.
You think: Not sure what I think about this one.

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This is my daughter Euphrasia.
You say: What an interesting name!
You think: It certainly is. It's lovely but it seems a little unwieldy... I would personally be looking for a nn to get out of that.

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This is my daughter Providence.
You say: Hi, Providence.
You think: Cute!

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This is my son Bob, and it's his legal name.
You say: Hello, Bob.
You think: How disappointing! What a boring name.

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This is my daughter Filomena, we call her Minnie.
You say: Hello Minnie! You have such a pretty name!
You think: But I am definitely not referring to Minnie.

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This is my daughter Chrysanthe.
You say: Hi, Chrysanthe.
You think: Not bad, but this one also seems a bit difficult.