This is my son
Bertrand.
You say: Hi!
May I call you
Bert?
You think: As in the library chain!
Love the kid.
These are my daughters
Arline and
Lucile .
You say: Ar-leen, is it?
You think: Airline, is it?
Lucile is not much my style, but it's better.
This is my son
Pace.
You say: Is
Pace short for anything?
You think: Not an adept of common word names.
This is my daughter
Oralee.
You say: Do you call her
Lee for short?
You think: Please call her
Lee for short. Or force her to become a dentist.
This is my son
Brant.
You say: That's a very strong name!
You think: Normal name.
This is my daughter
Charis.
You say:
Charis, sounds very elegant!
You think: I do like it, but it's probably too close to "chair"
This is my son
Ike.
You say: Hi
Ike! I like short names.
You think: Of the little baby from South Park. But that's just me, nothing wrong with the name.
This is my daughter
Kerenza.
You say: Oh, I love the sound! Is it foreign?
You think: It's really beautiful.
This is my son
Stacy.
You say: Hey Stace!
You think: I wouldn't use it on a boy, but it's people's choice.
This is my daughter
Brynn.
You say:
Brynn, that's a very pretty name.
You think: One sylablle yet feminine, just how I like 'em.
These are my son
Ferdie and
Merton.
You say: FER-dee, is it? Oh, nice to meet you both.
You think:
Ferdie Birdie will have hard time at school.
Merton won't be able to help because he'll be the class nerd. (That's just plain mean, I'm sorry! XD)
This is my daughter
Sorrel.
You say: Soh-RELLE, is that?
You think: Or is it Sore
Elle?
This is my son
Neely.
You say: Is that short for
Neal?
You think: Reminds me of kneeling...
This is my daughter
Comfort.
You say: You know what a cute nickname would be? Fee!
You think: Ugh... seriously?
This is my son
Laird.
You say: Oh, how did you pick that name?
You think: The poor thing!
This is my daughter
Deeann.
You say: That's a pretty name! Do you spell it...?
You think: The spelling isn't the best, but it's not too bad, I guess.