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Re: The most hated names on my list

Innogen - not drawn to it (or Imogen), but don't mind it
Hebe - just doesn't sound like something to call a person formally; middle or nickname ok; "jeebies" does come to mind
Bronagh - sound is nice enough; not wild about the look
Holiday - bold choice for a first; delightfully unexpected in the middle
Roberta - went through a Roberta phase about 5th grade; sound doesn't suit me now
Françoise - nice enough exotic name; doesn't draw me
Olga - never have cared for it
Imelda - ditto
Grace - lovely despite popular use
Aelita - pronunciation?
Artemis - have come around to it slightly
Dulcie - love it as a middle
Bridie - can enjoy it as a middle
Tempest - this one bugs; like storm imagery but not this particular word for it; prefer Storm or Gale
Kinneret - pretty; for me, feels best as a middle
Frances - definitely enjoy in the middle; an occasional combo makes me love it as a first
Milena - sound/feel is a big off-putting for me but nothing truly wrong with it
Nephele - sound doesn't draw me; think of kidneys - blame nursing schoolDickon - brings Dickens to mind but doesn't draw me
Amaury - very exotic; maybe posh
Israel - neutral
Linus - love it
Reynard - handsome exotic
Raleigh - Prefer sound/look of Rollo but this does invoke a sense of adventure
Quincey - prefer Quince but enjoy the friendly spunkiness of this too
Didier - very exotic; maybe posh
Arlington - cemetery; doesn't draw me
Acton - does nothing for me
Douglas - handsome; love it
Albany - New York; doesn't draw me
Sparrow - half the population of this species is male but the name feels feminine to me despite logic; quite like Swift for a boy
Schuyler - have never cared for this
Robert - handsome
Raoul - dashing
Gilbert - cuddly
Currer - & Ives; brings lovely sleighing imagery but sound does nothing for me in the context of a first name
Audley - "oddly" aside, nothing wrong with it; like Aubrey
Damon - doesn't draw me; nothing wrong with it
Leolin - cute; love Llewellyn
Yannick - exotic, doesn't draw me
Fingal - ditto
Alfred - handsome
Herbert - ok; tend to enjoy more in the middle
Victor - handsome
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I'm saying Aelita as ay-LEE-ta. Rolos are a sweet here and my first dog was Rolly, so I can't take Rollo seriously on a human. I'd never heard of Currier and Ives before. Thanks!
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