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This is my daughter, Adriana Sofia. (Adriana is said ah-dree-ah-nah, like Audrey-ana)
Say: Hi Ah-dree-ah-nah!
Think: Wow, I really had to concentrate to say that name correctly. I really dislike the name Adriana. Sofia is pretty, but seems so "I wanna be ethnic" to me. (I hope that isn't too un-policitcally correct)

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This is my son, Ian Alexander.
Say: Hi there Ian!
Think: Ian isn't a favorite, but Alexander is great.

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This is my daughter, Olivia Simone.
Say: I love the name Olivia.
Think: Too bad her middle name is Simone.

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This is my son, Nathaniel William. We call him Nathan.
Say: Hiya Nate
Think: Maybe if I call him Nate his parents will stop calling him Nathan?

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This is my daughter, Charlotte Amelia.
Say: Hi Charlotte
Think: What a gorgeous name

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This is my son, William James. We call him Liam.
Say: Hey there Liam
Think Why ruin William with Liam? Beautiful combo

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These are my twin daughters, Emmeline Hope [Emmeline is said EH-meh-line) and Sophia Rachel.
Say: Aww!
Think: God I love the name Emmeline! Too bad her sister is Sophia, that makes it lose it's charm.

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This is my son, Jacob Oliver.
Say: Hi Jacob
Think: Nice name, I love Oliver.

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This is my daughter, Noelle Tatiana. (Tatiana is said tah-tee-AH-nah)
Say: Hello
Think: Oy VEY!

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This is my son, Joseph Henry. We call him Joey.
Say: Hi Joey
Think: I wish it were Henry Joseph, I adore Henry.

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This is my daughter, Emilia Rose. (Emilia is said eh-mih-LEE-uh)
Say: Hi Emilia
Think: Why not Amelia? I hate Rose.

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This is my daughter, Anneliese Natalia.
Say: Hi Annie
Think: This is the only way I can stand this name. It's way over the top I think. I dislike Natalia too. Weird though, I know a girl named Anastasia Natalie. Very simular.

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"Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers, that the mind can never break off from the journey."
Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides