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Ransom is not my style, How about some Ran Names, I am not really good at giving advice but oh well, just my thoughts...

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RAN f Japanese
Means "orchid" in Japanese.
RANA f Arabic
Means "an eye-catching object" from Arabic رنا (rana) "to gaze".
RANALD m Scottish
Scottish form of REYNOLD
RANDA f Arabic
Means "scented tree" in Arabic.
RANDAL m English
Variant of RANDALL
RANDALL m English
From an English surname which was derived from the medieval given name RANDEL.
RANDEL m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of RANDOLF and other names beginning with the Germanic element rand meaning "rim (of a shield)".
RANDELL m English
Variant of RANDALL
RANDI f English
Diminutive of MIRANDA
RANDOLF m English
From the Germanic elements rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" and wulf meaning "wolf"... [more]
RANDOLPH m English
Variant of RANDOLF... [more]
RANDULF m Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of RANDOLF
RANDÚLFR m Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of RANDOLF
RANDY m & f English
Diminutive of RANDALL, RANDOLF or MIRANDA
RANGI m Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Means "sky" in Maori... [more]
RANI (1) f Indian
Means "queen" in Sanskrit.
RANI (2) f Hebrew
Means "my joy" or "my song" in Hebrew.
RANIERO m Italian
Italian form of RAYNER
RANIYA f Arabic
Means "looking at", derived from Arabic رنا (rana) "to gaze".
RANJ m Indian
Short form of RANJIT
RANJEET m Indian
Variant transcription of RANJIT
RANJIT m Indian
Means "coloured, pleased, delighted" in Sanskrit... [more]
RANKA f Croatian
Feminine form of RANKO
RANKO m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic root ранъ (ranu) meaning "early".
RANSU m Finnish
Finnish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).
RANULF m Scottish
Scottish form of the Old Norse name Randúlfr, a cognate of RANDOLF... [more]
RANULPH m Scottish
Variant of RANULF
RANYA f Arabic
Variant transcription of RANIYA

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Charlie for a girls mn
Samara Charlie?

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Boys names for the nickname Joey-Joseph, Jonah, Jordan, Joeson, Joss, Joemel, Joemar, Joedan, Jory, Jorah, Jock, Joeley, Joemundo,Jorge(George) ect... tell me if you like made up names or not? So I know what to suggest...

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Ransom is ugly no matter what. I can't even imagine it on a girl though.
And I love Charlie - but only for a boy.

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Joey - James, Joseph, Johannes, Jonathan, anything starting with Jo-
Gus - August, Augustus

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Ever-Lily
Sophia-Ever
Ever-Lousie
Jessamine-Ever
Ever-Sadie

Ransom for girl or boy: I really dislike it, sorry. I understand that, because of the ransom theory of atonement, Ransom can be seen as a spiritual choice, but I still hate it. I can't get past the standard meaning of the word which is really something ugly.

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Charlie for a girls mn: Fine. I really think just about anything goes as a middle name.

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Boys names for the nickname Joey & Gus: I don't have anything new to add to what has already been posted except "Joey" could be a nickname for any 3-name combo with the initials J.O.E.

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Girls double fn with Ever in either spot: Ah, I love double names, but Ever is a tough one to work with. When it's in the first position, everything sounds too phrasey, so I think it's better as the second name. I can't come up with any combos, though.

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Namesakes for either gender for Leland, Rachel, Beth, and Ann: I'll just add one for the opposite gender. Forgive repeats.

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Leland - Lela "Lee-la"
Rachel - Hmm...Shepherd? (ewe-->flock-->shepherd)
Beth - Hmm, again. You could go gender-bender with something like Bethel, gender neutral like Bethlehem, or make something up like Bethson.
Ann - Anson

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Ransom for a girl is kinda cool, but more of an odd nickname than anything else.
Ransom for a boy is all right, but also seems nickname-ey.

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Charlie is cute on a girl.

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Obviously Joesph. Other than that I can't think of one.
August, Augustin, Augustus, Gustav.

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Jasmin-Ever
Ever-Louise
Carolyn-Ever
Ever-Lynn

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Leland: Leela (f), Lee/Leigh
Rachel: Rae/Ray, Chel (f)
Beth: Elizabeth/Elisabeth, Lizabeth, Bethy, Bethan (m)
Ann: Anne, Anna, Annie

Ransom - awful for either gender. It is too "wordy" and isn't even a nice word. If I had to choose a gender, I suppose it would be masculine.

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Charlie - I don't mind it as a nickname and I suppose it would be OK as a middle name, but I prefer it for a boy.

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Ever-Lily
Ever-May
Ever-Jayne
Ever-Alice
Amy-Ever
Ever-Grace

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Lela, Raquel, Annabeth, Elsbeth, any name with Ann at the beginning or end: Annaliese, Annika, Annora, Louanne, Susanne, Lilianne, Marianne

Ransom for a girl - stupid.
Ransom for a boy - stupid.

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Charlie for a girls middle name. I know a male Charley so this name is firmly masculine in my mind, but since it's in the middle spot, who cares?

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Joseph "Joey"
August "Gus" - though I did once know a "Just Gus", ick.

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Don't you ever do that again Grace-Ever. Or is she saying; Don't you ever do that again, Grace, ever. Hmmm?

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Leland and Rachel seem hard to honour if you're avoiding the actual name.
My personally favourite for Beth and Ann are Bethan (does both), or Arianna. Elizabeth, Bethany, Anna, Brianna, Antonia etc could also work.

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Don't like Ransom on either gender. In fact, hate it.

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Charlie is okay as a nn for Charlotte but otherwise I don't like it on a girl.

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Joey can be for the obvious, Joseph, but I suppose you could stretch it to Joash, Jonah, Jonas, and Josiah.

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Nn's for Gus could be Finnegas, August, Gustav, and Angus.

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Namesakes:
Leland: Layla, Leah, Landon, Lachlan, Lee.
Rachel: Rachelle, Shelly, Sheldon, Rae, Raymond.
Beth: Any other diminutive or variation of Elisabeth.
Ann: Marianne, Anton, Andrew, Anabel, etc.

This message was edited 7/13/2014, 11:28 PM

Ransom: Terrible for a girl or a boy. Ransom is what you pay the Mafia to release your brother.
Charlie: Silly as a mn, silly on a girl, too self-consciously tomboyish and pet-like. Charlene or Charlotte is better.
Joseph, Josiah, Jonah, Jonas, Joel. KISS: Keep It Simple, Sweetheart.
Nickname for Gus: August, Fergus, Gustave, if you must.
Ever-Clear, Ever-Ready, Ever-Green, For-Ever. Ever is ridiculous as a person's name.
The best namesakes for Leland, Beth, Rachel and Anne are Leland, Beth, Rachel and Ann. KISS again.

Ransom for a boy is eccentric, but kinda cool. I like it. It'd probably make me squirm at first, but not near as much as Landon or Ryker or Random.

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Ransom for a girl seems terrible to me. Makes me think of kidnapping.

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I don't care about middle names, I kinda think anything goes, so whatever to Charlie as a mn. Charlie as a girl's fn makes me groan. I hate it.

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Joey: gosh, it's so childish ... uh, Joseph obvs.
Gus: Augustus. Gustave.

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I'm not into Ever.

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Leland - Leland, Lela, Leigh Lynn
Rachel - Raquel (I like Raquel.)
Beth - Beth, Bethan, Bethany, Annabeth, other ___beth names
Ann - Gosh. There are zillions of ways to refer to Ann. Can't list them all.
Beth Anna Ever is ok.
A stranger idea, which you might be open to, considering you named a child Caemlyn: Chelan "shell-ANN" http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/chelan is the name of a lake in my state. It could be said to refer to both Rachel and Ann. Could be respelled or have the pronunciation changed to your taste, too.

This message was edited 7/13/2014, 5:01 PM

Ransom for a girl:
Just no.

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Ransom for a boy:
Also no. But could possibly work in the middle. But still no.

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Charlie for a girls mn:
Well, I think it'd be better as a full name (Charlotte), but in the middle pretty much anything goes.

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Boys names for the nickname Joey:
Joab
Joel
Jolyon
Jonah
Jonas
Jonathan
Joseph
Josiah
Josias

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Boys names for the nickname Gus:
Angus
Argus
August
Augustin
Augustine
Fergus
Gustaf
Gustav
Magnus

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Girls double fn with Ever in either spot:
Ever Jane
Mary Ever
Ever Louise

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Namesakes for either gender for:

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Leland:
Lee
Roland

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Lila
Leela

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Rachel:
Ewen (because Rachel means “ewe”)
Howard (potentially meaning “ewe herder”)
Jacob (in the bible Rachel was the wife of Jacob)

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Beth:
Elizabeth/Elisabeth
Bethany
Isabella (different form of Elizabeth)
Sabela

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Ann:
Anna
Rosanna
Annabel
Anneliese
Anastasia
Annika
Hannah

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Andrew
Anaiah
Anaru

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