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This is my daughter, Andromeda.
You Say: Wow, your name is amazingly beautiful!
You Think: It is! Andromeda is just stunning.

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This is my daughter, Aslan.
You Say: Nice to meet you!
You Think: Did she really say "daughter"?

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This is my daughter, Anemone.
You Say: What's your middle name?
You Think: You just couldn't go with Poppy or Rose or something, could you?

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This is my daughter, Alchemy.
You Say: Umm... I really like your shoes. Where did you buy them?
You Think: How awkward for the poor little girl.

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This is my daughter, Artisan.
You Say: That's very - original.
You Think: Honestly??

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This is my daughter, Arrow.
You Say: ...Do you like your name?
You Think: Don't judge the parents, don't judge the parents, don't judge the parents...

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This is my son, Aspen.
You Say: Nice name.
You Think: There is nothing wrong with it, but it's not my style.

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This is my son, Auburn.
You Say: Charming.
You Think: Hmm, I wonder if his parents plan to start dyeing his hair at some point.

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This is my son, Amos.
You Say: Oh! You're the first Amos I've ever met.
You Think: Maybe he was named after his grandfather?

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This is my daughter, Beatrice.
You Say: What a lovely name.
You Think: Beautiful and classic.

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This is my son, Briar.
You Say: Nice to meet you, Brian. I mean, Briar.
You Think: It's nice.

This is my daughter, Andromeda.
You Say: "Lovely name. Do you call her Andra?"
You Think: I always loved Andromeda.

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This is my daughter, Aslan.
You Say: "Aslan. Quite strong."
You Think: That is a masculine name.

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This is my daughter, Anemone.
You Say: "That is certain to be unique!"
You Think: Anemone? She'll go by Ann!

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This is my daughter, Alchemy.
You Say: "Alchemy does sound nice."
You Think: But not enough for a name.

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This is my daughter, Artisan.
You Say: "She will be artistic - look at her! She's full of paint!"
You Think: Reminds me of courtesan, unfortunately...

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This is my daughter, Arrow.
You Say: "Another strong name."
You Think: No.

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This is my son, Aspen.
You Say: "Aspen. Good name."
You Think: Better be Aslan, but Aspen is nice.

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This is my son, Auburn.
You Say: "He does have red hair."
You Think: And name his sisters Blonde and Brunette.

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This is my son, Amos.
You Say: "Wonderful!"
You Think: Truly.

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This is my daughter, Beatrice.
You Say: "Do you call her Bea?"
You Think: I love that name. It's a classic.

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This is my son, Briar.
You Say: "Briar is getting rare nowadays, does it not?"
You Think: But it sounds like friar!

This is my daughter, Andromeda.
You Say: Oh! Like the mythological princess.
You Think: It's a bit much for a person...

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This is my daughter, Aslan.
You Say: Such a strong name.
You Think: I bet the parents are CS Lewis fans, but I don't know if I like it on a girl...

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This is my daughter, Anemone.
You Say: She looks exactly like her mother!
You Think: I can't say the name or I'll get tongue tied--I wonder if her parents are Marine Biologists or something...

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This is my daughter, Alchemy.
You Say: Such a creative name!
You Think: Well, it is, and it's really cool sounding, she could have been named Perenelle or Flammel or something less obvious yet still Alchemy related.

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This is my daughter, Artisan.
You Say: So unusually creative!
You Think: Artisan is sometimes used to describe bread. Interesting.

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This is my daughter, Arrow.
You Say: Oh, cool name.
You Think: I never thought of Arrow as a name... It's... interesting.

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This is my son, Aspen.
You Say: That name's always been one of my favorites.
You Think: I've always considered Aspen as a name for a girl. It's too feminine...

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This is my son, Auburn.
You Say: Lovely, strong name.
You Think: This child has blond/brown/whatever hair.

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This is my son, Amos.
You Say: I love the meaning of Amos, it's very strong.
You Think: Like Amos Diggory from Harry Potter.

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This is my daughter, Beatrice.
You Say: I've always wanted to name my daughter Beatrice.
You Think: It's true.

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This is my son, Briar.
You Say: I once wrote a short story with a Briar in it.
You Think: I probably shouldn't mention that Briar was a sniveling, cowardly rat--a literal rat.