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Arabella - makes me think of a 'posh' girl who has her own pony and goes to private school
Araminta - same as Arabella!
Beatrice - like it, it's definitely getting more popular though
Camille - makes me think of camels and camomile tea
Cecily - I prefer Cecilia
Edith - like it, another one that's going up in popularity
Estella - not a huge fan, but it's better than Stella which makes me think of the beer!
Frances - like it
Frida - like it a lot, a friend recently named her daughter this
Guinevere - I'm not keen on the 'gwin' sound, I prefer Genevieve
Hebe - heebie jeebies
Helena - love it, one of my favourite girls' names
Ianthe - I never know if it should be eye-anthe or ee-anthe
Isadora - prefer the Isidora spelling
Jamesina - like it
Josephine - like it
Juniper - don't like the 'nipper' sound
Keturah - like it
Linnéa - it's ok
Margot - like it, I think this will be quite popular in a few years
Marguerite - not overly keen but it's better than Margaret
Nora - don't like the 'gnaw' sound
Olympia - don't like the 'limpy' sound
Philomena - it's ok
Piper - don't like it
Roberta - like it a lot
Romilly - don't like it, it feels a bit pretentious
Sybil - it's ok
Viola - it's ok, better than Violet, I prefer the VY-o-la pronunciation
Wilhelmina - like it a lot
Zelda - like it