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This is my son, Tipp.
You say: Hello, Tipp. What a cute name.
You think: Tipp. Pip. All I can think is Great Expectations.

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This is my son, Perry.
You say: Perry, what a cool name.
You think: I would love to use Perry; it's so cool and fresh.

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This is my son, George.
You say: Hello George.
You think: Sheesh. Poor kid getting stuck with George. That's terrible.

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This is my son, Florin.
You say: Nice to meet you.
You think: Florist?

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This is my son, Abbey.
You say: Nice to meet you.
You think: Abbey Road and the Beatles. I really hope no one thinks he is a girl when they just hear and see his name.

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This is my son, Louis.
You say: Nice to meet you.
You think: Louis is just sooo...ick.

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This is my son, Pascal.
You say: Nice to meet you.
You think: Pascal Rascal; it is cute though.

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This is my son, Lionel.
You say: Oh! How nice to meet a Lionel.
You think: Lionel Richie, but it's still a cool name. I love how it has lion in it.

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This is my daughter, Flora.
You say: Hello Flora.
You think: Another Florist name?

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This is my daughter, Iris.
You say: What a pretty name.
You think: Iris means rainbow which is awesome.

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This is my daughter, Fiona.
You say: Yay for a Fiona!
You think: That's so my name. I love Fiona.

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This is my daughter, Frieda.
You say: Hello. Nice to meet you.
You think: Frida Kahlo. Ehh..the name is okay.

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This is my daughter Trudy.
You say: Hello.
You think: Oh gosh. They couldn't come up with anything better than Trudy?

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This is my daughter Gertrude.
You say: Hello.
You think: Gertrude? Like Gertrude Stein.

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This is my daughter Ursula.
You say: What a cool name.
You think: It is a cool name, but I always think of that book that had Ursula in the title..Ursula, Under or something like that.

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This is my daughter Griselda.
You say: Nice to meet you.
You think: All I hear is "griss." Ew.

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This is my daughter Zelda.
You say: Hello.
You think. Video games.

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This is my daughter Enga.
You say: Nice to meet you.
You think: What in the world? Where did that come from?

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This is my daughter Claudia.
You say: Hello. What a pretty name.
You think: It is a pretty name but is always makes me think of sheep, lame people, and The Babysitters Club.

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This is my daughter Vera.
You say: I love the name Vera.
You think: Vera Wang. Vera is such an awesome name though.

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This is my daughter Alice.
You say: It's nice to meet a little Alice.
You think: Yay for Alice!