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Some names I love, which I would probably not use as first names, because they're not quite the style for me to use - girls:
Charlotte - longtime favorite, but I say it "Charlet," and I like it when it's "Charlawt," and... that just isn't happening.
Gemma
Julia, Heather, Melanie, Angela, Amy, Jasmine, Kendra, Shannon, Sherry, Karissa, Summer, Meryl - too dated
Edith - yeah. I think I would use it and then I think - but would I really end up calling her Edie? I don't know. Edith itself is not quite ready for prime time, and I am not sure I would want to be named it if I were born now.
Claudia
Iris, Violet
River, Liberty, Lark - GPs

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Names I love that I might actually use:
Virginia (Gini)
Alexandra (Alex or Sandy or Sandra)
Darcy? It's been off limits because a friend named her daughter it, but we haven't spoken in years now...
Mellisant (Mellie) - well, my husband would veto it but I'm not having any more kids so this is hypothetical.

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boys - love but wouldn't use as first names (maybe middles):
Merrick
Valentine (Val)
Francis
Zeno
Marshall
Jay
Julian
Alexander
Drew
Robin
Mars
Rowan
Kendrick

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would use:
Damon
Conrad
Adrian
Marc / Marcus
Raymond (Ray)
Nicholas (Nick)
Eric

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- mirfak