"Hi, this is my daughter
Joanna Elizabeth."
You say: Hi
Joanna.
You think: I don't like
Joanna but
Elizabeth is ok.
"I'd like you to meet my daughter
Nora Caroline."
You say: What a lovely name.
You think: I wish
Nora was a nickname.
Eleanor Caroline?
"This is my son
Elias Sebastian."
You say: Hi
Elias! I really like your name.
You think:
Elias an awesome name!
Sebastian is good too.
"This is my daughter
Anneliese Sophia."
You say: Hi
Anneliese.
Can I call you
Anne?
You think: I don't like. It's not my style.
"This is my daughter,
Lena Frances."
You say: Hi
Lena.
You think: Old-fashioned.
"This is my son
Jacob William."
You say: Hi
Jacob.
You think: A little boring, but ok.
"This is my daughter
Mira Genevieve."
You say: Hi
Mira.
You think: I wish
Mira was a nickname. And that
Genevieve was the first name.
Genevieve Miranda sounds good.
"I have a son named
Benjamin Charles."
You say: That is a great name.
You think: It really is.
"This is my son
Joel Martin."
You say: Hi
Joel.
You think: I like
Martin.
Joel, not so much.
"This is my son
Henry Walter."
You say: Hi
Henry.
You think: Don't call him
Harry or
Hank.
Henry doesn't need a nickname.