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[Games] Stealing Caroline's idea... You say / you think with my fave names
Put what you'd say to the kid, and what you'd think on the inside (be as negative as you want!)This is my son Dylan:
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You think:This is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
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You think:This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
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You think:This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
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You think:This is my son Oliver:
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You think:This is my daughter Alice:
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You think:This is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
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You think:This is my daughter Ayla:
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: Cute name
You think: Leave it in the 90s pleaseThis is my daughter Maisie:
You say: Oh how adorable.
You think: It is. I love this name, though I don't know how well it works on an adult. This is my son Jack:
You say: Great name
You think: Very popular now, but still great. This is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: Very pretty name
You think: It's better spelled correctly. This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: Nice name.
You think: I prefer Thomas to Tom or Tommy, which are just boring imo. This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: Cute name.
You think: Emily is way over done and Millie is cute but why not as a nn to another name that's not as common like Amelia, Millicent, Mildred, etc. This is my son Oliver:
You say: Great name!
You think: It is. This is my daughter Alice:
You say: Pretty name.
You think: It is. Not beautiful or terribly spunky, but a good, classic name that's not overdone. This is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: Nice name.
You think: Overused but still a great name. This is my daughter Ayla:
You say: Beautiful name!
You think: It is. I love this name.
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: Hey there, Dylan!
You think: I can't stand how trendy this name has become.. no one uses it for Bob Dylan anyway, so I can't say I like it...This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: cute...
You think: Maisie, Maisie, Maisie, Maisie Mouse!This is my son Jack:
You say: cute name
You think: I hope it's a nickname for JohnThis is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: I love Eleanor
You think: God I hope she didn't spell it Elanor!!This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: I adore the name Thomas
You think: and hate the nickname Tom!This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: classic
You think: if only they didn't use Millie!This is my son Oliver:
You say: adorable
You think: love itThis is my daughter Alice:
You say: hi Alice
You think: *cringe*This is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: nice name
You think: dittoThis is my daughter Ayla:
You say: HI Ayla
You think: Dear God! That is absolutely awful!
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: Oh, that's cute. You don't hear it much over here, do you?
You think: I like it, not too common over here :D ('Here' being the UK)This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: Really? I've got a cousin called Maisie. It's cute.
You think: I don't like it...and there's about 7 little Maisie's in my area at the moment!This is my son Jack:
You say: Really nice. Very traditional.
You think: Nice, but nms and very commonThis is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: Oh, I know lots of Ellie's; it's really cute for a child.
You think: That's at least 5 I know now...This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: I love it!
You think: I love it!This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: That's my sister's name! I love it.
You think: That's my sister's name. Nice nn for Emily though (imo, association and biased obviously though)This is my son Oliver:
You say: I love it
You think: I like itThis is my daughter Alice:
You say: Oh, that's pretty.
You think: I prefer it as a mnThis is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: I love it!
You think: I love it!This is my daughter Ayla:
You say: That's unusual, I've never heard it before. I like it.
You think: I like it, but it sounds like a nn for maybe Mikayla, Kayla or Layla.
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: Nice name
You think: Nice nameThis is my daughter Maisie:
You say: I love your name, don't hear it very often
You think: I love the name Maisie, don't hear it very oftenThis is my son Jack:
You say: I love your name
You think: I love the name JackThis is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: Don't hear that name very often for kids
You think: Not my style of name at allThis is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: Nice name
You think: Nice nameThis is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: Cute name
You think: Love the name EmilyThis is my son Oliver:
You say: I like your name
You think: Reminds me of Oliver Twist, I do like it thoughThis is my daughter Alice:
You say: I love the name Alice
You think: I love the name AliceThis is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: Is Alex your nn?
You think: Don't mind the nameThis is my daughter Ayla:
You say: How do you spell that?
You think: Not my kind of name
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: How nice!
You think: Meh.This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: How sweet!
You think: Sweet enough to gag me... but it could be worse.This is my son Jack:
You say: How nice!
You think: How trendy, dull, and overdone!This is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: How sweet!
You think: Ellie is just annoying is large doses. Elanor should be spelled Eleanor or Elinor.This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: How nice!
You think: How dull!This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: Millie is very sweet
You think: I hate Emily, but Millie is niceThis is my son Oliver:
You say: I've always liked Oliver.
You think: It's nice. Not the best name ever, but yay nonetheless.This is my daughter Alice:
You say: That's a very nice name!
You think: neat! Her name is Alice. It's refreshing.This is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: It's a very strong name.
You think: ... it's also a very boring name. I dislike it.This is my daughter Ayla:
You say: She has a very beautiful name!
You think: Three cheers for Ayla! Yay! It's a great name.~ Arcadia
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: Nice.
You think: It's like a new classic.This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: How sweet.
You think: Kinda hokey isn't it? She'll end up May.This is my son Jack:
You say: Jack, great.
You think: Another generic Jack. It's alright though.This is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: That's nice.
You think: How thirties. Ellie, blah.This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: Great.
You think: Tom, underrated. Nice.This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: Nice, I love Millie.
You think: But why not Mildred? So much less common.This is my son Oliver:
You say: Cool.
You think: Hip name. Bet he'll be a nerd.This is my daughter Alice:
You say: Aw, Alice, that's sweet.
You think: Boring, but sweet.This is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: A nice strong name.
You think: Gosh I hear that name a lot.This is my daughter Ayla:
You say: That's pretty.
You think: Too bad it's from that godawful Clan of the Cave Bear. I'll try to forget that since it sounds pretty. - chazda
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: I have a cousin named Dylan.
You think: Nice, all-American, or Irish name.This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: How sweet.
You think: but not my style...This is my son Jack:
You say: Hello, Jack...
You think: I bet his mischievous...This is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: Ooh, like Samwise Gamgee's daughter?
You think: oh, like Samwise Gamgee's daughter?This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: Hi, Tom.
You think: Very tired of that name.This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: Emily is so classic.
You think: And cute... but Millie, I would probably call my Emily, Emi.This is my son Oliver:
You say: That's such a nice name.
You think: I love it.This is my daughter Alice:
You say: Awe, how cute.
You think: Very cute.This is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: I love that name!
Yu think: I just wish you would call him Alexander though.This is my daughter Ayla:
You say: I had a cousin named Ayla.
You think:... and I never understood the name...well, I was little then, but still...
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: - nice name
You think:- OKAY BUT NOT MY STYLEThis is my daughter Maisie:
You say: Cute name
You think:too cutsy for meThis is my son Jack:
You say: nice name
You think:- God not another JackThis is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: - Lovely name
You think: - pretty but i much prefer ElinorThis is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: - great name
You think: as aboveThis is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: beautiful like the nn
You think:as aboveThis is my son Oliver:
You say: great name
You think:as aboveThis is my daughter Alice:
You say: lovely name
You think:as aboveThis is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: Alexander is a great name
You think: as aboveThis is my daughter Ayla:
You say: pretty name
You think: Not my type of name BUT HAS A NICE SOUND TO IT
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OOPSSorry for the capitals didnt mean to shout was in too muchof a hurry
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: I like his name!
You think: That's so overused.This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: I've never met someone named Maisie!
You think: That name is awesome. This is my son Jack:
You say: That name works for everyone.
You think: Everyone is naming their sons Jack!This is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: What great taste in names.
You think: I prefer it spelled Eleanor.This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: No one uses good simple names anymore, do they?
You think: Ugh, another Thomas.This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: That's my name!
You think: I've never heard someone use Millie as a nickname for Emily. That's cool.This is my son Oliver:
You say: That is one of my favorite names ever.
You think: Why'd she have to steal my name? =)This is my daughter Alice:
You say: Alice is so classy.
You think: Alice rocks.This is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: My first crush was named Alex!
You think: I like just plain Alex better than Alexander.This is my daughter Ayla:
You say: I've never heard that name before. Very pretty.
You think: ^
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: Oh, he's so big
You think: eh. it's just DylanThis is my daughter Maisie:
You say: Really? I was considering Maisie too.
You think: But decided it against it because it reminds me too much of corn.This is my son Jack:
You say: Hi Jack.
You think: Just Jack? Is it short for Jackson? Nn for John?This is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: Oh I like the name Elanor.
You think: But not that spelling. And I don't like Ellie.This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: Oh, look at his big eyes.
You think: That's a nice name.This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: I really like the nn Millie.
You think: but not Emily.This is my son Oliver:
You say: Oh that's nice.
You think: My dog's name is Oliver.This is my daughter Alice:
You say: My sister-in-law's name is ALice
You think: dittoThis is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: I like that name
You think: dittoThis is my daughter Ayla:
You say: Excuse me? Kayla?
You think: eh. sounds like ale, ail, and ailing.
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: Hi Dylan...
You think: Another Dylan...This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: What an unusal name!
You think: Too cutesy, but interestingThis is my son Jack:
You say: I love the name Jack!
You think: dittoThis is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: I love the name Eleanor
You think: dittoThis is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: I really like Thomas
You think: can't stand TomThis is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: What an interesting nn!
You think: Why ruin a perfectly good if overly popular name?This is my son Oliver:
You say: I love the name Oliver!
You think: dittoThis is my daughter Alice:
You say: That was my grandmother's name
You think: underused classicThis is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: Alexander is a great name
You think: WAY too many kids named AlexThis is my daughter Ayla:
You say: What a neat name!
You think: Unusual and pretty
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: That's a nice name.
You think: I hope he was named after Bob Dylan or Dylan Thomas. And I bet she thought she was choosing an unusual name.This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: I love Maisie. It's adorable.
You think: I do love Maisie, but I hope it's a nickname for Margaret.This is my son Jack:
You say: I've always loved the name Jack.
You think: I've always loved the name Jack.This is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: Elanor is so pretty.
You think: Why'd you have to spell it like that? There are a ton of Ellie's, why couldn't you have called her Elanor, Nell, or Nellie?This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: I love the name Thomas.
You think: I love the name Thomas.This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: Millie is an adorable nickname!
You think: Millie is an adorable nickname! I hadn't considered it from Emily before. This is my son Oliver:
You say: What a nice name.
You think: What a nice name. This is my daughter Alice:
You say: Alice is such a pretty, old fashioned name.
You think: Ditto.This is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: That's a nice name.
You think: Of course his name is Alexander, nn Alex. So is every other boy's I've run into lately. Maybe I can casually mention Btn, so she'll see there are lots of other names she can choose from for her next child. This is my daughter Ayla:
You say: What a pretty name.
You think: How very Darryl Hannah. Will she name her next daughter Madison?
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Honestly, I probably wouldn't comment on their names unless I found them different or interesting.This is my son Dylan:
You say: *smile* What an interesting choice.
You think: Another? I don't see the appeal at all.This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: What an interesting name.
You think: Well, maybe it's short for Margaret. That'd excuse the fact that she's named Maisie.This is my son Jack:
You say: Nice to meet you, Jack.
You think: Dear God,
I'd appreciate it if the name Jack was wiped from the Earth, and with it all its bearers (except for those who actually use it as a nickname). Soon, too, before they outnumber the rest of us.
Love,
AmyThis is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: What a pretty name. Are you a Tolkien fan?
You think: I definitely like Elanor (but Elenore owns, soo...), but Ellie? Why not strap a sign to her head that says "My mommy doesn't have any creativity with nicknames"?This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: Nice to meet you, Tom. Great name.
You think: Tom's such a cute name...I like Thom better, but Tom is still cute--despite the fact that I so rarely like Toms.This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: Nice to meet you.
You think: What a contrived way to call her Millie. If parents want that awful nickname, they should all suck it up and call her Mildred.This is my son Oliver:
You say: Pleased to meet you. Do you go by Oliver or Ollie?

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Honestly, I probably wouldn't comment on their names unless I found them different or interesting.This is my son Dylan:
You say: *smile* What an interesting choice.
You think: Another? I don't see the appeal at all.This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: What an interesting name.
You think: Well, maybe it's short for Margaret. That'd excuse the fact that she's named Maisie.This is my son Jack:
You say: Nice to meet you, Jack.
You think: Dear God,
I'd appreciate it if the name Jack was wiped from the Earth, and with it all its bearers (except for those who actually use it as a nickname). Soon, too, before they outnumber the rest of us.
Love,
AmyThis is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: What a pretty name. Are you a Tolkien fan?
You think: I definitely like Elanor (but Elenore owns, soo...), but Ellie? Why not strap a sign to her head that says "My mommy doesn't have any creativity with nicknames"?This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: Nice to meet you, Tom. Great name.
You think: Tom's such a cute name...I like Thom better, but Tom is still cute--despite the fact that I so r
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: Nice name
You think: Its not too badThis is my daughter Maisie:
You say: Nice name
You think: Ewwwww poor kidThis is my son Jack:
You say: Nice name
You think: God I despise his nameThis is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: Nice name
You think: Way too old for my likingThis is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: Nice name
You think: Ok i guess as a middle nameThis is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: I love your name
You think: I love her name but prefer it as a middle name onlyThis is my son Oliver:
You say: Nice name
You think: Ewwwww, por kidThis is my daughter Alice:
You say: Nice name
You think: Ok but not my thingThis is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: Nice name
You think: Ewwwwwww, one of the worst names in the world, poor kidThis is my daughter Ayla:
You say: Oh wow that's different and very pretty
You think: That's so pretty, a new name to add to my list
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: That'a nice
You think: Dylan the Hippy Rabbit out of Magic Roundabout, Bob Dylan and Dylan ThomasThis is my daughter Maisie:
You say: I love Maisie!
You think: I love Maisie, nice to see someone also likes it.This is my son Jack:
You say: I love Jack
You think: I love JackThis is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: Nice.
You think: What's wrong with Eleanor / Elinor? Yet another Ellie.This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: I love it.
You think: I love Thomas, can't go wrong with itThis is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: Pretty
You think: Really like Emily and nice to see the nn Millie rather than EmmyThis is my son Oliver:
You say: Nice
You think: Olly the OctopusThis is my daughter Alice:
You say: Beautiful
You think: I love AliceThis is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: Nice
You think: Prefer the nn Alec but at least it's not XanderThis is my daughter Ayla:
You say: pretty
You think: Ok, but not really my style.
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This is my son Dylan:
You say: After Bob Dylan?
You think: Or Dylan Douglas?This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: Oh, how cute!
You think: Oh, how cute!This is my son Jack:
You say: Really nice name
You think: dittoThis is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: classic
You think: prefer Eleonore, with nickname LeonieThis is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: classic
You think: boringThis is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: Like Millie
You think: Emily is boringThis is my son Oliver:
You say: nice
You think: hm? This is my daughter Alice:
You say: nice
You think: niceThis is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: Classic
You think: classicThis is my daughter Ayla:
You say: special, cute
You think: different from her siblings names
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