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Re: WDYTO
Gregory / Gregor - I adore Gregory, but I am biased as it's one of my brothers' names.
Franklin - I don't like it as a name, but as a namesake for Roosevelt? I love it.
Gilbert - Old, stale.
Jediah - It looks like a misspelling of Jedediah.
Jeremias - I prefer Jeremiah.
Walter - I can only think of Walter White from Breaking Bad. I don't like the sound of it, either.
Julian - It's handsome, a little bland.
Milton - Same as Gilbert.
Basil - It's a handsome name. I don't exactly love it, but I find myself using it for characters more than once for whatever reason.
Orville - Redenbacher popcorn.
Linus - Sinus. Ugly.
Marlin - A fish.
Maxwell - Trendy, nms.
Leopold - Alright, I prefer other Leo- names to it though.
Emmett - Trendy, nms. Male Emma.
Maximilian - Same as Maxwell.
Thaddeus - Gaining momentum. Handsome.
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Sorry, meant to reply to the original post.Gregory / Gregor - I don't like it. It sounds dated and clunky.
Franklin - I don't like any surnames as first names, and this has the extra insult of containing the ultra-ugly Frank.
Gilbert - Ugly. Sounds socially awkward.
Jediah - Looks invented. Jedediah is better, but sounds redneck to me.
Jeremias - Jeremiah is better, but too much like Jeremy, which I don't care for.
Walter - Dated. Also seems socially awkward.
Julian - I love it! Balances sounding handsome with intelligence, without the sweaty-palmed geekiness of some of the other names.
Milton - Better than Gilbert and Walter. Makes me think of the poet John Milton.
Basil - Handsome but herbaceous. Blaise has a similar sound, without invoking the herb.
Orville - Reminds me immediately of the popcorn, not the Wright brother.
Linus - Sounds anemic and sniveling, like a spoiled child.
Marlin - Merlin is much better.
Maxwell - Appealing enough, but surnames as first names are just nms.
Leopold - Love Leo- names, but I much prefer Leonidas and Lionel.
Emmett - Again, surname. Nms.
Maximilian - I love this name! Max is a timeless nickname.
Thaddeus - I like it, but not as emphatically as Julian or Maximilian.

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