This is my daughter,
Lily.
You Say: Hi,
Lily.
You Think: This is my dog's name. I'd like it a lot more otherwise.
This is my daughter,
Jessie.
You Say: Hello,
Jessie.
You Think: Not a fan of it.
This is my daughter, Haelee.
You Say: Nice to meet you Haelee.
You Think: H-A-E-L-E-E? But why?
Hailey is so much nicer.
This is my daughter, Apple.
You Say: Hello, Apple.
You Think: Dislike this name.
This is my daughter,
Milena.
You Say: Hi,
Milena!
You Think: How lovely.
This is my daughter, Heart.
You Say: It's nice to meet you, Heart.
You Think: I can't picture a child going through life without resenting this name.
This is my son,
Marin.
You Say: Hello,
Marin.
You Think: Nice. I like it.
This is my son, Dorrien.
You Say: Hi there, Dorrien.
You Think: Okay. Not bad, but I don't particularly like it.
This is my daughter, Amor.
You Say: Nice to meet you, Amor.
You Think: Seriously?
This is my daughter,
Isabella "
Bella".
You Say: Hi,
Bella.
You Think: Hopefully not after Twilight. Otherwise, it's a cute name, although very popular.
This is my son,
Mihael.
You Say: Hello,
Mihael.
You Think: Oh, I quite like this name.
This is my daughter, Allesia.
You Say: It's nice to meet you.
You Think: What?
Alyssa,
Alessa,
Alessia? Three names butchered for the price of one.
This is my son,
Lindsey.
You Say: Hi,
Lindsey.
You Think: Nice to see it on a boy!
This is my daughter, Anne-Lisa.
You Say: Hello, Anne-Lisa.
You Think:
Anneliese would've been so much nicer, imo.
This is my daughter, Mariajoanne.
You Say: Hi there.
You Think: What's wrong with
Maria Joanne? Or even Maria-Joanne. I definitely dislike this smooshed-together thing.
This is my daughter,
Dijana.
You Say: Nice to meet you,
Dijana.
You Think: Beautiful name, much nicer than
Diana.
This is my daughter,
Danica NN
Anica (pr. DAH-nee-tsah).
You Say: Hi,
Danica.
You Think: Okay.
This is my son,
Dragan (DRAH-gahn).
You Say: Hello,
Dragan.
You Think: Oh, dear. Can't say that I like this name.
This is my son,
Ivan (EE-vahn).
You Say: It's nice to meet you,
Ivan.
You Think: My grandfather's name.
This is my son,
Leo.
You Say: Hi,
Leo!
You Think:
Love it.
This is my daughter,
Bettie.
You Say: Hi there,
Bettie.
You Think: Sounds very dated to me.
This is my son,
Jacob.
You Say: Hi,
Jacob.
You Think: Too popular for my tastes, but nice all the same.