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The only ones which didn't make me giggle here are:

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Michael (I hate this so much. So much)
Mira
Yevgeniya

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I think Mira is very dull. It's pretty, but Mina is so much prettier. It's the name of a star, which is nice, and it means 'of the world' or 'of peace' in Russian (мир can mean 'peace' or 'world/universe' or 'quiet' etc in Russian), which is lovely. And it could be associated with the Romanian 'a mira', which means 'to astound, amaze', I think, which is lovely too. But it's just so not interesting. It has pretty associations, but not a very interesting or pretty sound.

Yay for Ieuan! I like Mira and Dalma & Unnur could grow on me.

Donahue is pretty nerdy-cool. I think I like it!
I hate Griffin so much. It sounds so gruff and harsh and ugh.

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Alumina - female alumnus?
Collis is interesting. Although the fact that it looks like Hollis, Ellis, and Willis makes me want it to be masculine.

Anchor - It looks nice but it just doesn't work for me at least.
Borden - I kind of like it but is it too close to "burden"?
Cleary - I don't know, somehow it just doesn't feel like a name.
Donahue - Okay, not my type of name but kind of okay.
Everild - I like just Ever.
Griffin - I don't like this one. I don't like the G sound at the beginning.
Hiram - Not sure how I feel, but I don't like it that much.
Ieuan - I don't like it but how should it be pronounced?
Michael - I like it!
Roth - It looks cool but too close to the verb "rot"
Sherwood - I don't like it but I like the Sh sound.
Tune - Doesn't work for me

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Alumina - noo
Collis - noo
Dalma - noo
Mira - I like the name.
Spring - Kind of okay but I don't line the ending sound, I prefer Summer or Winter.
Unnur - noo
Yevgenia - my friend's name is Yevgeni, But I don't know if the feminine version is that nice.

Borden? Like...Lizzy Borden? Oh dear.

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Anchor and Tune are ridiculous. What does it say for Alumina? I just think of aluminum.

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I adore Mira. I hope to raise any children I may have as Spanish/English bilingual so I don't think I could use it ("mira" is a pretty common word meaning "look" in Spanish), but I love it nevertheless.

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MALE:

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Anchor - weird but kinda cool? I like the idea of it for a story. I'm adding it to my story-names file.
Borden - immediately think of Lizzie Borden, no thanks!
Cleary - Another story-name
Donahue - too last-namey
Everild - this is a girl's name, no? Sounds feminine, btn says it's feminine too. I like it for a girl, it's got the 'Ever' in it that's pleasant.
Griffin - nsm but not terrible
Hiram - too old fashioned
Ieuan - cool
Lyndon - nms but alright
Michael - nice
Roth - don't like it
Sherwood - kinda got a soft spot for it, it's handsome in an oddball way
Tune - weird and unpleasant

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FEMALE:

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Alumina - like... aluminum? I really don't like it lol
Collis - ick, awful
Dalma - don't like it, sounds incomplete, dalmation, etc
Mira - nice though nms
Spring - kinda neat in a GP way, like the imagery
Unnur - ugly
Yevgeniya - don't like it

Anchor: Not a name. But after you had him you could say you dropped Anchor.
Borden: Condensed milk.
Cleary: Not a first name.
Donahue: Also not a first name. Unctuous 1980's talk show host.
Everild: Ugly.
Griffin: Yawn.
Hiram: Hiram and Firam.
Ieuan: For crying out loud, buy a consonant or two.
Lyndon: Johnson.
Michael: Good choice.
Roth: Yuck.
Sherwood: Nerdy.
Tune: If you're pregnant with him, are you carrying a tune?

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FEMALE:

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Alumina: Last name Foyle.
Collis: No.
Dalma: The Dalmatian.
Mira: Mira Mira on the wall.
Spring: One seasonal name that just doesn't work, somehow.
Unnur: Grunt, mumble.
Yevgeniya: Fine if you're Russian.

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I love Ieuan (a family name), Michael, Mira, and Spring. Funny those all showed up in your random list! I do like Hiram and Lyndon (prefer Linden) too. Anchor and Tune are both pretty neat.