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Excluding the grandkids' names in this conversation could mean that she doesn't want to hurt any of their feelings by having Grandma say "Oh, I love Jacob, Aiden, Harley, Robert, but not Horatio. I still don't know why you chose that name." and little Horatio running off crying because Grandma hates his name. (Of course these are just example names, I don't know what the kids in your extended family are named.)

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A person with the name (especially a little kid) could positively influence a name for me. If I know a lot of 'handfuls' at work with a certain name (Lucas and Sean right now), I would start to think "No more, please, no more!" but still not hate the name.