This is my son,
Ebenezer James. We call him
Eben.
You say:
Eben is a very nice name.
You think: I like
Eben and
James, but
Ebenezer is awful. Why not
Eben James?
This is my daughter,
Sapphira Madeleine. We call her Sira.
You say: What a pretty name!
You think:
Sapphira Madeleine is a very pretty name. I'm not entirely sure about Sira though.
This is my son,
Isaiah Vaughan.
You say: That's a nice name.
You think: I like both, but I'm not wild about
Isaiah.
Vaughan is a very nice name.
This is my daughter, Lydian
Emily.
You say: That's pretty. Are you a musician?
You think: I really like the name
Emily. Lydian is a cool name. I think I prefer
Lydia though.
This is my son,
Ira Malcolm.
You say: That's a nice name.
You think: I like
Ira but
Malcolm is nms.
This is his twin sister,
Ivah Marie.
You say: How pretty!
You think:
Ivah Marie is a really pretty name, but
Ira and
Ivah seem too close if
Ivah is pronounced as EYE-va.