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GIRLS
This is my daughter, Joanna.
You think: Nice, a bit plain and old-fashioned, but not too dated.

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This is my daughter, Nora.
You think: Sweet, simple, pretty.

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This is my daughter, Lena.
You think: OK, seems more like a nickname to me, and maybe a bit babyish for when she gets older.

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This is my daughter, Amelia.
You think: Love it! (Only downsides are Amelia Bedelia & the fact that lots of people may choose it as an alternative to Emma/Emily)

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This is my daughter, Gemma.
You think: pretty, but not my style

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This is my daughter, Genevieve.
You think: Love it, but has a mildly bad association for me personally

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Boys
This is my son, Jacob.
You think: Love it! Unfortunately so does everyone else. Way too popular now

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This is my son, Benjamin.
You think: Likable, but very common. (I would have been Benjamin if I'd been a boy.) I really hate some of the nicknames (Benji, Benny, GACK!)

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This is my son, Jasper.
You think: Very unusual, not quite sure about it, but it could grow on me.

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This is my son, Joel.
You think: Love it!

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This is my son, Jesse.
You think: I like it, but I can't help but think of Jesse James. I also prefer Jessie for a girl.

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This is my son, Baron.
You think: No, no, please no. Sasha Baron Cohen makes this a very loaded choice. I also dislike "title" names, like Baron, Earl, Kingston, Royal, Princess, etc.

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This is my son, Cullen.
You think: Good name, nice balance between unusual & normal, also fits with the Irish/Scottish surnames trend but not nearly as over-used as other possibilities.

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This is my son, Collin.
You think: OK, I prefer it with one "L" and I like Cullen better.

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This is my son, Ezra.
You think: Not sure...a bit odd but interesting...I'd certainly prefer it to some of the other popular biblical names right now like Eli and Levi

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This is my son, Elias.
You think: Don't really like it. Sorry.