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This is my daughter Jean-Elise Anne
You say: How pretty.
You think: A mouthful, but nice to honor loved ones.

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This is my daughter Amelia Zoe
You say: How pretty.
You think: I love Amelia, but Zoe seems odd as a mn.

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This is my daughter Naomi Cara
You say: I like that.
You think: I do like Naomi, but Cara seems an odd match with it.

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This is my daughter Lorien Stella
You say: That's different, and pretty.
You think: Again, not crazy about the combo, but Lorien is pretty.

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This is my daughter Isobel Catherine
You say: That's lovely.
You think: It is, but why misspell the fn?

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This is my daughter Rosemary Joy
You say: Oh, that's gorgeous.
You think: It is.

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This is my son Daniel Matthew
You say: How nice.
You think: And boring. Don't call him Danny.

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This is my son Owen Alistair
You say: How distinguished.
You think: Owen is fine, and I can stomach Alistair in the middle.

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This is my son William Paul
You say: What a handsome name.
You think: William is a snooze. Paul is nice.

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This is my son Connor Julian
You say: What a great name.
You think: Julian is a great name but Connor's gotten trendy.

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This is my son Rowan Oliver
You say: I love that name.
You think: I do, even though some people are ruining it by using Rowan for girls. Oliver is great, too.

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This is my son Adam Christopher
You say: I really like that.
You think: I do, esp. Adam.

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This is my daughter Jean-Elise Anne
You say:how pretty
You think:nms but it's great the way they honored people

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This is my daughter Amelia Zoe
You say:that's beautiful
You think:what a great name!

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This is my daughter Naomi Cara
You say:thatls a nice name
You think:I don't really like Naomi

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This is my daughter Lorien Stella
You say:how unique
You think:way too unique

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This is my daughter Isobel Catherine
You say:what a beautiful name!
You think:it is beautiful, but I wish they'd spelled it Isabel

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This is my daughter Rosemary Joy
You say:that's lovely
You think:that really is lovely

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This is my son Daniel Matthew
You say:what a nice name
You think:it doesn't really flow

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This is my son Owen Alistair
You say:how nice
You think:those names sound to similar

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This is my son William Paul
You say:what a lovely classic name
You think:I love that name!

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This is my son Connor Julian
You say:what a nice name
You think:nice, but nms

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This is my son Rowan Oliver
You say:that's a pretty name
You think:it is pretty, but I wouldn't use it

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This is my son Adam Christopher
You say:how classic
You think:that's nice

This is my daughter Jean-Elise Anne - Jean is for my grandmother and Anne is for a deceased family friend
You say: Nice and different, like the idea.
You think: doesn't flow too well though.

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This is my daughter Amelia Zoe
You say: Pretty name.
You think: Whatever.

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This is my daughter Naomi Cara
You say: Nice.
You think: Nice, but I'm tired of Naomi.

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This is my daughter Lorien Stella - Lorien is a place name in Lord of the Rings
You say: Interesting name.
You think: Ballsy to use Tolkien. Lorien works on a boy too, but this name is neat.

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This is my daughter Isobel Catherine
You say: Nice name.
You think: isotope, isomer. It's still Isabelle.

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This is my daughter Rosemary Joy - Joy is my mother's middle name
You say: Very sweet, nice name.
You think: Good name, both classic and has contemporary meaning.

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This is my son Daniel Matthew
You say: I like it.
You think: I like both names but together they say "Bible."

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This is my son Owen Alistair
You say: Dashing.
You think: Should have been Alistair Owen.

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This is my son William Paul - Paul is my grandfather's name
You say: Very classic.
You think: Why not Paul William? William is kind of dull.

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This is my son Connor Julian
You say: A good name.
You think: Another Connor. Was she too chicken to put Julian as the first name?

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This is my son Rowan Oliver
You say: Wonderful name, great flow.
You think: Love that name Rowan, glad to see it on a boy.

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This is my son Adam Christopher
You say: Nice!
You think: Adam is good. Christopher with it though is a bit dull.

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- chazda

This is my daughter Jean-Elise Anne - Jean is for my grandmother and Anne is for a deceased family friend
You say: That's pretty
You think: Jean-Elise is neat. Anne is boring next to it.

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This is my daughter Amelia Zoe
You say: How pretty
You think: It's only okay. I like both names seperately

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This is my daughter Naomi Cara
You say: That's a sweet name
You think: ditto

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This is my daughter Lorien Stella - Lorien is a place name in Lord of the Rings
You say: That's pretty
You think: ditto

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This is my daughter Isobel Catherine
You say: How lovely
You think: boring

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This is my daughter Rosemary Joy - Joy is my mother's middle name
You say: Nice name
You think: I like Rosemary, at least

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This is my son Daniel Matthew
You say: How nice
You think: BORING!

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This is my son Owen Alistair
You say: How nice
You think: There's something about it I don't quite like. Owen's nice, though

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This is my son William Paul - Paul is my grandfather's name
You say: How nice
You think: Too treditional, but better than Kaden Pahl

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This is my son Connor Julian
You say: How nice
You think: Connor? Why?

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This is my son Rowan Oliver
You say: What a nice name!
You think: It is nice.

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This is my son Adam Christopher
You say: What a lovely name
You think: I've never met an Adam who wasn't a jerk in some way or another. That, and Adam is boring. Christopher is nice in its full form.

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~ Arcadia