This is my son
Perry.
You Say: Hi
Perry!
You Think: Hmmm...can’t decide if I like or dislike it..
This is my daughter
Lenore.
You Say: Hello
Lenore!
You Think: Nevermore, Poe, classy, a bit formal
This is my son
Morgan.
You Say: Hey
Morgan!
You Think:
Love the name, glad to see it used for a boy
This is my son
Thomas, we call him
Tommy.
You Say: Hi
Tommy!
You Think: Pinball Wizard & kind of ordinary, but fine.
This is my daughter
Frances, we call her
Fran.
You Say: Hi
Fran!
You Think: Poor
Fran.
Frances is a classic, but
Fran is forever the
Nanny for me.
This is my daughter
April.
You Say: Hi
April!
You Think: Pretty name, but not a favorite
This is my son
Gael.
You Say: Hi
Gael!
You Think: Such a shame, looks better on paper, but just doesn’t work for me, sounds too feminine
This is my daughter
Manuela.
You Say: Hello
Manuela.
You Think: Don’t care for it, but it’s not as bad as
Ursula.
This is my daughter
Greta.
You Say: Hey
Greta!
You Think: Like it
This is my son
Ronan.
You Say: Hey
Ronan!
You Think:
Love it! (Stargate Atlantis anyone?)
This is my son
Kennedy.
You Say: Hi
Kennedy!
You Think: Hmmm...nice to honor the president, but I see this more for girls & I hope they don’t call him
Kenny.
This is my daughter
Archana.
You Say: Hi
Archana!
You Think: Strange, fantasy-themed, gotta be tough on the little girl
These are my twins,
Roderick "
Rod" and
Louise "
Lulu".
You Say: Hi
Rod &
Lulu!
You Think: Oh my. I like
Rodney &
Roderick, but think
Rod is just unfortunate, and sorry
Rod Blagoyevich forever ruined this one for me.
Lulu is okay, but I prefer
Lula.