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Pandora - Adrian Mole's unattainable beloved! And a less than pleasant mythological reference.
Bernadine - sounds like an adjective; prefer Bernadette though I don't like it much.
Goldie - Ms Hawn made it a one-owner name, obliterating every second Jewish grandmother with one flutter of those epoch-making eyelashes.
Chantel - quite well liked where I live, though not by me. Faux French.
Shirin - eh?
Ivona - looks better than Yvonne but sounds just as bad.
April - a drag act kind of name. The only month name I enjoy is May (not Mae, though).
Maybelle - ouch! Really idiotic. Though I do like Mabel very much. Maybelle ignores its origins quite disrespectfully.
Oona - looks so comical, I can't take it seriously. Una is better.
Audrey - I know, I know ... but in spite of Ms Hepburn's elegant beauty, the name is dull and frumpy and plump.