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Hannah - very flat and dull and dated, though I can't point fingers for datedness because I'd use Anne any day (and did, as a 2nd mn for #2 Daughter)
Violet - oh dear, no. Vi is almost as abad ad Di!
Vivienne - prefer Vivien; dislike Viv
Caroline - my first daughter!
Madeline - it's a family name in this spelling, though its bearer went by her mn, May. I'd use Madeline as a mn if at all, for popularity and spelling reasons
Mia - silly and trite, a name of last resort
Juliet - lovely but only as a mn to avoid the tedium of Julie
Faith - tricky for elderly relatives with false teeth, and I don't like the stereotyping
Tessa - ooh, yes, please! Tess, no; Theresa, no; Tessa yesyesyes
Sabrina - 1950s blonde starlet, bursting out of her clothing. Pity, as it's lovely as a river name
Celina or - prefer Celine but not nearly enough to use. I had a Celine colleague once who hated it viciously and went by Sally!
Selena - prefer Serena
Hazel - the Old Witch, or the astringent, or the nut?
Rose - a bit too sweet and simple! Good nn for Rosamund and Rosemary
Susanna - nice and Mozarty; prefer it with the -h ending
Victoria - love it and would use it - I've got a Vickie friend so I'd probably use that, though Victor is a family name on both sides
Alexandra - elegant and pretty as a mn; too long for actual use
Catalina - not used where I live, so I just can't comment
Catarina - too long. Catrina is better.
Alicia - prefer Alice and then Alison, but it's OK
Sofia - nope; but Sophia = soFIEa is good
Bethany - far prefer the brisker, tidier Bethan
Genevieve - sounds OK in French
Gemma - pretentious

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