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Most of the names are too modern for me but I like the sound of Aslan and Sarabeth. Also Ciaralyn is nice.

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Names I've made up...
Malalei - Coming from the name Malalai. I made it for one of the characters in one of my stories but I changed it to a spelling I preferred and changed the sound from Ma-la-lay to Ma-La-Lee.

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Gracielyn

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Juliettie

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Juliettia

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Junaya

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Yoralyn

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I like Sarabeth. There is a singer/songwriter called Sarabeth Tucek.

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Names I've made up when I was younger:

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Zakarvina (or Saakavina)
Lavendela (a mix of the Swedish word for lavender, lavendel, and Vendela)
Tulpaniana (based on the Swedish word for tulip, tulpan. Pr. tul-pa-ni-AH-nah)
Mimika (MIM-i-ka), a mix of Mimi and Annika
Jonnabeth, a mix of Johanna and Elisabeth
Laikala (LIE-ka-la)
Morrow (from the word tomorrow)
Gracela (GRACE-e-la), I think this was just a play with the name Grace or Gracelyn

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My brother made up the name Anavarta (for a boy) when he was little.
My cousin made up the name Milanima (mi-LA-ni-ma) for a fantasy story. It means "a thousand souls".

When I was in high school I made up Braea. I know people name their kid that now (usually spelled Braya), but I like my spelling better.

I don't have too many names to add but I recently met a Dextina and I can't stop thinking about how much I like it and it suited her really well.

Kerrison- looks like a misspelling of Kerrigan
Jao- misspelling of Joao
Sarabeth- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLxOWGsjHjs&list=PL87795B6714824217
Jodianne, Sarabeth, and Ciaralyn would all look better as two names Jodi Anne, Sara Beth, and Ciara Lyn

There's a very good rugby player where I live called Cheslin Kolbe. I prefer that to the y spelling for a male name.

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Jao is so close to Joao that it'd cause confusion, surely?

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I've never met a Jodianne or a Sarabeth, but I've seen references to both.

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Ciaralyn is far too close for comfort to Carolyn.

Cheslyn is not my style at all. Sounds like combination of Chester and Lyn
Kerrison - For girls? I hate when parents give names ending -SON.
Jao - Sounds like Asian - Korean and Chinese ancestry. Better is Portugal version Joao
Lexton - that's surname rather
Hannette, Jodianne, Ciaralyn - too complicated
Sarabeth - Sounds like Scarab

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I like Ciara or Chiara but with ending -lyn is too complicated and unnecessary.

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My suggestions:
Pulnoční Bouře
Jestřáb "YEST-zha:b" (Hawk Eye)
Modřín (Larix)
Agneszka "Ahg-nesh-kah"
Aneszka
Stasia
Veatrix
Bereniké
Betlindis
Berchta
Kazi
Draguše
Doubrava
Genovefa
Gisil
Gisal
Gudrůn
Halka
Hadewig
Fialka
Ingen
Esetdor
Ishilt
Lada
Líbena
Ludiše
Mahulena
Madalwine
Morwyn

This message was edited 7/4/2015, 2:12 AM

Lisanthius

I recently made up Greylyn and didn't think it was too bad. Also Helyn but I feel like maybe someone already invented that. I kind of liked the sound of Hildebel.

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From your list, Sarabeth sounds pretty good, and it would surprise me if no one thought of it before. (What with all the Annabelle / Marianne / Annabeth / Roseann names going around.) And Hannette also sounds like it may very well have been given to a few girls at some point.

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I could probably come up with a few more, but my brain is blank right now.

This message was edited 7/3/2015, 8:47 PM

Cheslyn is not my style at all.
I really like Aslana. It's pretty and regal sounding but not frilly.
Kerrison is good.
Jao is pretty good.
Lexton is average. Sounds a bit trendy.
I don't really like Hannette but I'm not sure why. Names it reminds me of: Harriette, Annette, Hannelore, Hannabeth, Hannabree, Hattienne. Also reminds me of Annexe, another Annette-related name I used for some character once.
Jodianne sounds too dated for me. I like some -anne names but not all, because a lot of them sound dated. Korianne is one I've met recently. Others... Lisanne, Alisanne, Rosanne, Lilianne, Ruthanne. There's also names like Julianne (another sort of dated one). I've also met a Morganne.
I like Sarabeth a lot. It's pretty and humble-sounding but not common. Like Annabeth but sounds slightly older. I like a lot of -beth names, actually. Sarabeth, Annabeth, Rosabeth, Carabeth, Lilibeth (Lilybeth?) etc.
Ciaralyn is meh (I like Ciara but I don't like "lyn" names in general). I'd prefer Ciaralin although that isn't as obviusly feminine. Ciarlin? Or is that too much like Carlin? Hmm...

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Cheslyn - sounds OK-ish, nothing further to add
Aslana - sounds like a name for a fantasy character
Kerrison - reminds me of kerisene
Jao - not liking the sound
Lexton - I quite like this actually, maybe it has some potential to be given to a baby
Hannette - only applies to someone named Hannah, whose mother has the same name
Jodianne - maybe it would look better when hyphened or separated
Sarabeth - /\
Ciaralyn - /\

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Some of my own made-up names:
Keristi (girl)
Jodeph (boy)
Curney (both)
Kraih (boy)
Roderinga (both)
Deborson (boy)
Vallaigh (both)
Gritta (girl)
Tamyn (both)
Roana (girl)

Aslana is actually pretty cute. Sounds Eastern European :)
I'm not creative enough to make up my own names lol.