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Deborah- I still think of it as middle-aged, but I do like Debbie, which sounds fun and youthful.
Alice- I like Alice. It's a little buttoned-up, but I like the vintage feeling of it, as well as the Alice in Wonderland association.
Caitlin - pronounced 'KAHT-leen'- In my area this pronunciation would never fly. She would be called KATE-lin by everyone.
Cheyenne- I generally don't like using the names of specific places or peoples as names, so this falls into that category.
Jade- I like it. The nature connection is nice, and it's very smart and no-frills, but still feminine.
Kristin- My middle name (spelled Kristen.) I've never really felt anything for it one way or the other. It doesn't give me any reaction, just a "blah" name.
Nicole- It's okay, but is still very 80s to me, having grown up around so many.
Zara- I like it. The association with the store doesn't bother me too much.

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Arlie- This seems kind of juvenile and feminine to me.
Bram- It's okay, but I prefer Abram.
Byron- I like Byron. I'd just be worried about people calling him Bryan all the time.
Daniel- A solid, handsome classic. Dan is nice, too.
Hayden- I like Hayden for a boy. For some reason I think of it as separate from the Jayden/Cayden etc. craze.
Inigo- All I can think is "My name is Inigo Montoya..."
James- Another solid classic, James is very nice. I am a big fan of Jamie as a nickname for a boy.
Kester- It's interesting. I'm not sure if it's too guilty pleasure for use.
Marlowe- I was just thinking about this one yesterday. I think I like it.
Natan- I'd confuse it with Nathan, unfortunately.