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I love Edwin, Jethro and Abner, but that's all I'm sorry! Esther I would much prefer to Hester, Theo I would much prefer to Thea and Dorothy, Sibyl, Wilbur and Irma I could leave altogether. I would prefer:

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Rosalind
Esther
Jethro
Abner
Edwin
Louisa (I prefer Louisa for a fn)
Ada
Francis
Ivy

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Delicious!!

Thea feels out of step with the others, and the thought of Thea and Dorothy for sisters doesn't wow me.

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I love Thea, Edwin, Francine and Sybil. Margot and Rosalind bug me - too frilly and romantic. I love Sylvia, like Jacqueline. Prefer Erma to Irma - Erma Bombek is a hero. Jethro is super hipster and trying too hard. All I hear with Wilbur is Mister Es neighing it. Doris is cooler than Dorothy - Dorothy is weak and whiny, Doris can take care of herself. And Abner...again, classic TV has ruined it for me. All I can hear is Gladys Kravitch yelling it in a high pitched voiced.

Hmm, I'm getting too different vibes.

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Retro-but-hip/sweet/cool:
Thea
Dorothy
Wilbur

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And Retro-ugly-duckling-style:
Hester
Edwin
Sibyl
Jethro
Irma

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Not actually sure Abner fits either category for me.

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Entirely ignoring your middle name suggestions, for the moment:
Thea Millicent
Hester Amadea
Edwin Horatio
Jethro Simeon
Abner Montague
Dorothy June
Sibyl Janine
Wilbur Callahan
Irma Peninnah

This message was edited 12/6/2014, 11:21 AM

Hehe, the definition of the undefinable hipster, is this sibset! (not being snide just saying)

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The ones I think are chic are the girl names. Except Hester, which is still hissing and unkempt to me. The guy names are hit and miss with me - I think Edwin and Wilbur have a great deal of style, but Jethro and Abner are scary old farts.

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Instead of Thea - Thelma, maybe? Theda is okay but has too much glam for the set. Only Edwin competes with that. Anyway, Thea / Theda and Dorothy in the same set makes me twitch a bit (nn for Theodora).
Francis goes with the girls, less with the guys. Francis is more of a conventional chic like Iris, though.
Frances goes with all of them, and Rosalind almost does.
Francine, Margot, Sylvia, Louise, and Jacqueline belong in a different set together, maybe with Thea.

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Middle names maybe
Thea Meryl
Hester Yolanda
Edwin Ernest
Jethro Hannibal
Abner Otis
Dorothy Renata
Sibyl Constance
Wilbur Grant
Irma Phyllis

Oh, I love it! I would definitely supplant Thea with Freda, though.

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Sisters named Hester Jacqueline and Irma Rosalind or Freda Jacqueline and Irma Rosalind or Freda Rosalind and Irma Jacqueline would make me swoon.

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ETA: Our tastes are intersecting at the moment. Other names that I currently love and that complement the names you've provided are Avis, Beryl, Inez, Fern, Myrna, Cecil, Cyril, and Roger.

This message was edited 12/6/2014, 10:48 AM

The only names I like ok are Thea, Edwin, Hester, and Sibyl. They names fit fine together though. I think Rosalind and Margot are too posh for this set, which is retro-chic, but not in a fashionable way. In fact Thea feels a little out of place also- too fashionable. Those 3 would live in a set more like...

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Thea
Henry
Edwin
Margot
August
Rosalind
Sylvie
Iris

I think Thea is the odd one out. However, Thea is very popular among children where I live so I can't see how it's retro/chic. I understand that it's different where you live, but yeah...I'd change Thea to something else.

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Thea Margot (or Margot Thea?)
Hester Jacqueline
Edwin Francis
Jethro Quentin
Abner Solomon
Dorothy Anne
Sibyl Rosalind
Wilbur James
Irma Louise

The only one that has a "chic" vibe at all is Thea. Jethro seems to be a minor hipster pet, but it's so goddamn ugly I can't say it has a vibe of anything other than "so goddamn ugly."
I kind of like Dorothy, but not enough to use it.
The others suck.