This is my daughter,
Mahalia Pearl, nn
Malia.
You say: What an unusual,pretty name!
You think: Very pretty, I like it
This is my daughter, Lydian
Charlotte, nn
Lyda.
You say: Hello Lydian!
You think: What was wrong with
Lydia?
This is my daughter,
Constance Inez, nn
Connie.
You say: I hardly ever hear
Constance being used anymore, how lovely!
You think: The name is lovely
This is my daughter,
Jeanna Belrose.
You say: What a sweet name!
You think: Meh,
Jeanna is ok I suppose but what is Belrose?
This is my daughter,
Emmaline Aster, nn
Emmie.
You say:
Emmaline is gorgeous!
You think:
Emmaline is pretty but what is Aster?
This is my son,
Malcolm Elijah, nn Mac.
You say: Hello
Malcolm!
You think: I really hate
Malcolm but
Elijah is ok
This is my son,
Ebenezer Vaughan, nn
Ben.
You say: Gosh, that's an interesting name! Where did you come up with that?
You think: Like
Ebenezer Scrooge? At least he can go by
Ben
This is my son,
Westley Marcus, nn Wes.
You say: What a cute name!
You think:
Marcus is cute,
Westley is a bit trendy
This is my son,
Stuart Josiah, nn
Stu.
You say: Hello
Stuart!
You think: The names aren't my style, but there's nothing wrong with them
This is my son,
Elmer Obadiah, nn Elm. Yes, like the tree.
You say: That's an unusual name!
You think: It's very Old Testament sounding. I wonder if the parents are very religious?
These are my twin boys,
Brock Everett and
Brody Kyle.
You say: What cute little boys!
You think: Blech,
Brock and
Brody are bad enough separately, let alone together.
Everett is ok though.
These are my b/g twins,
Caleb Andrew and
Elisabeth Margaret, nn
Elise.
You say: What lovely, traditional names!
You think: Nice sibset
These are my twin girls,
Elsa Lindelle and
Priscilla Jessamine.
You say: What beautiful, old fashioned names!
You think: I love
Elsa and
Jessamine but Lindelle and
Priscilla are very frilly