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This is my son Christopher James.
you say: What a nice classic name!
you think: But also dull and unimaginative

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This is my daughter Baylee Oceana.
you say: Oh, how pretty she is!
you think: I hate Baylee! Why do you want to name your daughter "bailiff"?!

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This is my son Cameron Blake.
you say: What a cutie!
you think: Why not Blake as fn, at least it has literary associons.

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This is my daughter Keira Marie.
you say: Oh, Keira is such a pretty name!
you think: But Keira Marie sounds has too much R's.

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This is my son Hayden Ace.
you say: What a cute little boy!
you think: What a trendy fn and what a weird mn.

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This is my daughter Abigail Violet.
you say: Oh, what a lovely name!
you think: Violet is lovely, a pity this is not a fn. She will be just another Abby in school.

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"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty

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"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)

This is my son Christopher James.
you say: What a nice name!
you think: Booooooring

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This is my daughter Baylee Oceana.
you say: Oceana is gorgeous
you think: But Baylee is absolutely atrocious

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This is my son Cameron Blake.
you say: How nice!
you think: Not bad, but trendy

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This is my daughter Keira Marie.
you say: That's pretty
you think: That's boring

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This is my son Hayden Ace.
you say: Oh...that's original
you think: And that is NOT a compliment. Yuck!

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This is my daughter Abigail Violet.
you say: What a gorgeous name!
you think: What a gorgeous name!

This is my son Christopher James.
you say: Nice combo.
you think: I don't like Christopher, but James is very nice.

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This is my daughter Baylee Oceana.
you say: Nice flow!
you think: Yes, but not nice names! I can't stand Baylee, and Oceana is not my favorite, but not horrible.

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This is my son Cameron Blake.
you say: Very simple and charming.
you think: Boring.

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This is my daughter Keira Marie.
you say: I love Keira!!
you think: I also love Marie, but not paired with Keira. Also, I prefer it Kyra.

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This is my son Hayden Ace.
you say: Nice flow.
you think: I think of Hayden as a girls name, though I do like Ace.

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This is my daughter Abigail Violet.
you say: I like both those names!
you think: Violet is wonderful, Abigail is okay... but I don't think they flow very well.

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Edit - forgot to comment on Abigail Violet!

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jULiA!

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Forget regret...Or life is yours to miss...RENT = Love! :-D

This message was edited 3/27/2006, 4:04 PM

This is my son Christopher James.
you say: Nice to meet you Christopher.
you think: Ohhh, great name.

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This is my daughter Baylee Oceana.
you say: Nice to meet you.
you think: uhhg.

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This is my son Cameron Blake.
you say: Nice to meet you.
you think: not a name I would pick.

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This is my daughter Keira Marie.
you say: Nice to meet you, Keria.
you think: Usual but nice.

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This is my son Hayden Ace.
you say: Nice to meet you.
you think: uhg.

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This is my daughter Abigail Violet.
you say: Nice to meet you.
you think: I love that name.

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"Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live."
Mark Twain

This is my son Christopher James.
you say: What a lovely name.
you think: That is lovely, though uninspired.

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This is my daughter Baylee Oceana.
you say: She's so cute!
you think: Ye gods! Poor kid!

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This is my son Cameron Blake.
you say: He's adorable!
you think: Waste of a good naming opportunity.

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This is my daughter Keira Marie.
you say: She's gorgeous!
you think: Knightley is really moving up a name that sounds like it belonged in the 80s.

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This is my son Hayden Ace.
you say: He's beautiful!
you think: *sniggering to self*

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This is my daughter Abigail Violet.
you say: Lovely name.
you think: Violet's really moving up these days! I don't get the appeal of Abigail but it sure beats Madison!