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Demetra: I don't like it, I just don't like the way it sounds. Same goes for Dmitri.
Gwenella: it sounds made up. I don't like made up names
Falene "feh-LEEN": the sound is ok, but the spelling seems a bit strange. What about Feline?
Neri: Neri is alright, though it seems a bit nickname-ish
Meredith: I love Meredith, and it has so many nice nicknames
Arimathea: Arithmetic. I'd love nickname Thea or Aria though.

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Joplin: Janis Joplin. It doesn't really sound like a name to me
Raynard: I'm so glad to see this name. I love it. I'd probably spell it Reynard, but this is nice too.
Shale: do you have any background on this name? It sounds interesting. I'm not sure what I think.
Joel: I dislike Joel. I'd go for Joachim or Joaz or something.

Demetra - my neighbour is Dimitra and sometimes known as Dim, Dimmy or Dims. Which puts me right off. Fine if you're Greek (like her) but otherwise not.
Gwenella - Fenella is preferable. Gwen names don't appeal.
Falene "feh-LEEN" - one of the many -een names I heartily dislike
Neri - nope. Nary a thing in its favour.
Meredith - I like it, though not enough to use, and Merry is a cheerful nn.
Arimathea - not a fan of geographical names. What about Josephine instead?

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Joplin - not keen on lnfns, though you could sell me on Scott.
Raynard - foxy! But I prefer Reinhard with the German pronunciation.
Shale - much too geological, and would be confused with Shane.
Joel - I like it very much indeed; I do prefer Joseph, which is also a family name, but only just, and one couldn't use both.

Demetra - Lovely and a pretty rare name.
Gwenella - I'd prefer just Gwen, but this sounds like it's from an old fairy tale, which is neat.
Falene "feh-LEEN" - Isn't this a name from Bambi? It's cool, though.
Neri - I feel like this should be a nickname for something else, but it's still really cute. (It's also the last name of a Catholic saint named Philip, which is where I've heard it before, I think.)
Meredith - Never considered using it myself, but it's a solid, sweet name.
Arimathea - Unexpected and very elegant.

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Joplin - I've never thought of using this city name on a person, but it works. Snappy and cool.
Raynard - Not my style at all, probably because I don't like the name Ray.
Shale - I can see this more as a middle name.
Joel - Solid classic.