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GIRLS:
Veronica, Nadia and Anneliese are my favorites for girl (and Juliet almost made it). All are classy, not used that often and have lovely meanings.

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Veronica is recognizable and spunky. It has some strong imagery as both the bad girl in literature/media, and as the pretty girl. It has the adorable and multi-ethnic nickname Vera ingrained, and it looks pretty and sounds pretty to say.

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Nadia means hope and I almost used this for our girl (eventually replacing it with Nadine on our list). I think it is short and sweet enough to blend in with modern trends, but not too common or too obscure. It's adorable on a child, but is easily pictured on an adult and it carries class.

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Anneliese is just crazy awesome. It looks like it should be over-the-top but manages to remain simple. It contains tons of nickname options and has the distinction of being both dusty-old and youthful at the same time. As a name, it is very strong and I would highly reccommend it.

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My least fav girls are Cora, Quinn and Geneva. All are rather boring and Ho-Hum to me.
- Cora is nick-namey for several lovely longer names (like Corinna, Cordelia, Coralie, Coretta, etc).
- Quinn is just NMS. I have never been fond of it and see it better on boys. I would rather see something like Gwynn or Gwendolyn.
- Geneva. Not bad, but a place name and there are much better G-options out there. Genesis, Eugenia, Imogene, Genevieve, Giselle, Georgina, or Regina would be better options.

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BOYS:
Julian, Soren and Adrian (and Seth) make the top for me of your boys names. As you can see, I like soft boys names that are strong despite their lack of harsh sounds. I am also a little biased on the J-names, as DH is Julius. In any case, all of these names have a great history, and are solid, classy choices.

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My least favorites are Grayson, Lachlan and Theo.
Grayson - I know a few (and I kinda like the spelling Gracin). It's just too trendy for me and not a real name. A son who is gray. Eh, not appealing. I recognize teh smooth sound and all, but it's just not my style. I would go with other trendy names like Arden, Noah or Wesley before this, and maybe use Gavin if I wanted a G-name.

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Lachlan - It's a decent name in and of itself, I am just not a fan of the sound. Plus, it is very culture-specific and would bother me on a child with no celtic blood-ties. Also, nickname Lach... makes me think I need to cough. Leland or Carlisle would be nice alternatives.

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Theo - Like this as a nickname. I would use Theodore, Theophilus, Thaddeus, etc instead. (love Theo girl names too!)

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"How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve upon the world." -Ann Frank
Mama to my "bright star" Clarisse Bituin and Wife to Julius. Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!