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I like Hallie. Although it seems a little bit like an expired fad, it was never Hayley. It makes me think of the Barbara Kingsolver novel where the sisters were named Halimeda (Hallie) and Cosima (Codi). I never saw Parent Trap.

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I also like Mara.

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Maren is a name I like when it's on paper, but in real life it sounds very harsh and stern to me. A friend used it years ago and I stopped liking it (but of course I did not tell her that)

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Merit - I like alright. I slightly prefer Meret http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/meret ... I think it looks less aspirational & surnamey.

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Birch seems cool. The only thing is, as a name it slightly makes me think of John Birch, as in society, and that would stop me from using the name. Although I would never think of that if I met a guy named Birch.

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- mirfak