"This is my son,
Alister; we call him
Alis." [pronounced like "
Alice"]
You say: Oh, hi,
Alis.
You think: Why don't they jsut call him
Al or something?
(ALSO, what other full name would you suggest for the NN Alis/Alice/other spelling?)
"This is my son,
Auberon."
You say: What an interesting name!
You think: What a weird name! I like it!
"This is my son,
Rose."
You say: Oh, hi,
Rose. *Tries not to giggle*
You think: Poor kid!
"This is my daughter,
Kestrel."
You say: What a cool name!
You think: I like it!
"This is my son,
Patrick; we call him
Pax."
You say: Oh, nice to meet you
Pax.
You think:
Pax? What kind of name is that?
"This is my son,
Augustin." [pronounced o-goos-TEN]
You say: Oh, hello,
Augustin.
You think: That is a WEIRD name.
"This is my son, Rémy." [pronounced ray-MEE]
You say:
Remy? Is that French?
You think: Is it French?
"This is my daughter,
Isobel; we call her Iso." [pronounced IZ-oh]
You say: Oh, Hello, Iso.
You think: They should have stuck with
Isobel.
"This is my son,
Garnet."
You say: Hello,
Garnet.
You think: Oh my
Garnet!
"This is my son,
Clare."
You say: Oh, hi, um,
Clare.
You think: HOW COULD ANYONE WITH A CONSCIENCE NAME THEIR SON
CLARE?
"This is my daughter,
Agathe." [pronounced ah-GAH-teh]
You say: Oh, hello,
Agathe.
You think: Ugly name!
This message was edited 5/7/2009, 5:12 PM