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Zelda is a whole lot better than Grizelda! It's got a good sound and a lively, modern feel. I like!

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I do find Rose trite; Alexandra would be my knee-jerk preference. What about something a tad longer with Rose as a nn - Rosemary, Rosamond, Rosalind, Rosalie ... I once knew a woman named Dorothy Perkins whose nn was Rose.

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Rita - dated and a bit dusty, but energetic and unpretentious.
Margaret "Meg" - I like Margaret a lot, but Meg isn't the most obvious nn at present. She and/or you would have to take a very firm stand against the Maggie brigade.
Mary - calm and quiet and due for a comeback.
Emma - feeble and silly and over the hill.
Stanley - once I knew a Stamatios who was known as Stan. He's in his early 40s now. All the Stanleys I've ever known are or would have been over 80. I don't mind it, but I'm not sure it's due for a comeback.
Kian (or Kean / Cian?) - see below
Keenan - Yuck. So trendy and flimsy.
Caleb - always sounds comical to me; never seen or heard it used where I live.