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I like Gwen, Rosy, Salomé (positively surprised to see it!), Booker, Neo (I'm not keen on Nehemiah, though), and Stellan :)

I like:

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Theda
Beverly
&
Leyland
Stellan
Bram

I like:

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Lyall
Linus
Leo
Ellis
Donovan (also in my Top 10)
&
Ruby
Roxana
Elise

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I also like Rowan, though I prefer it as a masculine name.

I also like Donovan, Sylvan, Leo, Lyall, Clare, Artemis, and Amity.

I like Leo, Luna and Elise.

I like:

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Iris
Zoe
Tahlia
Willow
Xanthe
Charlise
&
Zephyr
Heath
Jasper

I like Rebekah, Xanthe, Charlise, Sienna, Xander, and Phoenix.

I like:

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Theodora
Celeste
Lorelei (also in my Top 10)
Wren
Elizabeth (also in my Top 10)
Adeline
&
Theodore
Arthur

I like Leo and Venus.

I like:

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Leo
Isaac
Theo (as a nickname for Theodore)
Solomon
Kevin
&
Noelle
Charlotte
Maia
Tzipporah
Rose
Venus

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I'm not familiar enough with Hawaiian names to judge whether I "like" or "dislike" Ka'iulani, but I think I'm pronouncing it correctly (kah'ee-oo-LAHN-ee). However, it still reminds me of Caillou, which for me is a very annoying association. Sorry. :-(

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My favorites from your list are
Alan - Simple but handsome
Theo
Samuel - The loyal nice guy is stories always seems to be named Samuel or something similar.
Solomon - This is a bold choice, but I admire the unabashed "Go big or go home" vibe.
Ryan - This is dated where I live, but I have a soft spot for it.

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Navia
Ka'iulani

I really like Levi, Evren, Elias, Freya, and Evelind.

I like Freya and Levi

I like:

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Adelaide
Freya
Theodora
Aleida (I don't see this name a whole lot, which is a shame)
&
Alaric
Aldric
Elias
Levi

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I also like Evren, though I prefer it as a feminine name.

I really like seeing Greta. Very adorable choice.
Freya is also nice, but I like the spelling Freia or Freja, personally.

I like Luna and Clementine

I like:

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Wilbur
William
Thomas
Timothy
Elliot
&
Margot (Margaux is cool, too)
Violet
Imelda (yes, another Imelda fan!)

I really love Casper. Jasper is my favorite male name, but I sometimes consider Casper (my favorite spelling), Caspar, and Kaspar instead.

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I’d also love to see Henrietta Florence used. Ivy Clementine would also be wonderful.

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I think Annabel is also beautiful, but I always opt for -el over -elle wherever possible. Annabel Sophia is a favorite of mine.

I like:

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Elizabeth (also in my Top 10)
Guinevere
Tess
Adeline
Arwen
&
Ludovic
Wilbur (yay, another Wilbur fan!)

Guinevere and Ottoline would be an amazing pair of sisters!

I like:

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Adrien
Wilbur (this is a total GP of mine; I wish it didn't make so many people think of old men or little pigs)
Alistair
Julian
Aries (though I prefer the Greek Ares)
&
Sakura
Cassandra
Raven

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I also like River, but prefer it as a feminine name. (I blame Firefly for this.)

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Of your "honorable mentions," I like:

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Theodore
&
Willow
Brooke
Lily
Violet

I like Juliet, Viola, Kaia, Rosalie, Veronika, Kai, Dmitry, Alexander, and Ian.

I like:

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Lily
Rosalie
Viola
Juliet
Veronika
&
Elliot
Jonas
Dmitry
Julian

I love Selah, Cléa, and Orion.

I like Orian.

I like:

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Ederne
Euria (when pronounced the Basque way)
Ember
&
Orion

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Basque names really don't get enough love on these boards. My personal favorite is Maialen.

I love your lists! Where do Othala and Sasanqua come from?

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Re: Regulus: I think I'm becoming infatuated with Regula...!

Oh wow, you did a ten-year comparison! I haven't been doing these Top 10s for that long, so unfortunately I wasn't able to post anything similar.

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Of your current favorites, I like:

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Micah
Elijah
Leo
Thomas
Malachi
&
Willow
River (yay, River on a girl!)
Lilia
Lydia
Elaina
Hazel
Maia
Sinead (another underappreciated name, though even with Sinead O'Connor people might have difficulty pronouncing this outside of Ireland and the U.K.)

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Of your older favorites, I also like:

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Noah
&
Arielle
Elizabeth (Eliza is nice, too, but I prefer Elle as a nickname for Elizabeth)

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I think I have more in common with your 2019 tastes than your 2009 tastes, but I agree that your style hasn't changed dramatically.

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EDIT--I checked, and apparently I started doing Top 10s in December of 2010, so I'll be able to do a ten-year comparison one year from now!

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I like:

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Cressida
Eloise
Elspeth (this name doesn't get enough love)
Fern
Pearl
Tess
&
Bram
Hawthorn
Idris
Johann

I like:

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Olivia
Sophia
Elizabeth (also in my Top 10)
&
James
Liam
Ellis

I also like Avielle, Anneliese, Xanthe, Élodie, Emmélise, Sylvie, August, and Matteo.

I like:

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Avielle (I've been pronouncing it ay-vee-EL, is that correct?)
Sylvie
Aveline
Emmelise (I prefer the pronunciation without the accent aigu)
Xanthe
Anneliese
&
Oscar
Arthur

Alexandra Mae - Mae is a bit of a "filler" in the middle name slot, but if that isn't an issue for you, then it has a nice flow.

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Anastasia Rose - Basically the same comment as above, except I like this one more.

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Dorothea Gray - Gray, to me, is very masculine as a personal name, so this looks more like a first & surname than a first & middle. Also, my personal order of preference is Theodora, then Dorothy (I actually think Dorothy Gray sounds better of the two), then Dorothea; so unfortunately I can't say I'm a fan of this combo. Sorry.

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Josephine Blythe - I usually don't make combos with I names and Y names (just a visual aesthetic preference), but this is well done.

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Juliet Elise - This used to be in my own Top 10, so I love it!

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Natalia Genevieve - Individually these are lovely names, but together they seem to be "mixing genres," so to speak. I suppose it's because Natalia feels very Slavic to me (despite being of Latin origin) while Genevieve is very French. But if that doesn't bother you, then go for it.

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Lily Alice - Very cute. Quite minimalist compared to your other combos, but wearable as both a young girl and an adult.

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Eliana June - This is cute and spunky. I also think Eliana Shea could work.

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Virginia Shea - Virginia is lovely, and deserves more love than it gets. I don't like it with Shea, though; I think the soft G and then the SH sounds clash. Since you like short and sweet middle names, what about Virginia Maeve, or Virginia Faye?

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Alina Therese - Wonderful. No complaints.

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Daniel Joseph - This isn't bad on a surface level, by any means. However, I can't help but wonder just how many Daniel Josephs there are in this world. This combo, with a common (particularly English) last name could cause problems - among them, mistaken identity.

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Theodore James - Very handsome. Along the lines of your Alexandra and Anastasia combos, but handsome nonetheless.

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William Oliver - Two common names (especially with Oliver surging in popularity), yet I don't know how often they're paired together, so I don't think this will have the problem of Daniel Joseph. Even though I'm not normally a fan of Oliver, it goes well here.

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I like:

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Andromeda
Farrah
Daphne
Deirdre
Phaedra
&
Sebastian
Rune

I like:

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Cordelia
Zoe
Louisa
Antonia
&
Nikolai
Nicholas
Leo

Taisia is really a lovely name. It's the Russian form of Thaïs, which I've only recently discovered but adore.

I like:

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Harrison
Isaac
Nicholas
&
Bonnie
Everly
Juliet
Raven

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I also like Phoenix, but as a feminine name.

I like:

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Asa
Bowen
Conri
Maverick
Oscar
&
Freya
Hazel
Nimue
Sable
Zelena

I love Lucretia, Ambrose, Anselm, Auberon, and Clement!

I like

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Aglaia (reminds me of gliding, would be the perfect name for a hawk!)
Ermengarde
Eulalia
Hestia
Ulyana

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Ambrose
Anatole
Anselm (though I prefer Anshelm)
Auberon

I like:

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Ermengarde
Lucretia
Sibylla
&
Ambrose
Auberon / Oberon
Theodoric

I like:

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Tirzah
Persephone (also in my Top 10)
Parisa
Rosalie
Pearl
Maxine (also in my Top 10)
Maude
&
Mordecai
Jonas

I like:

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Genevieve
Eloise
Aurelia
Aurelia
Liliana
Celeste
Adelaide
&
Theodore
Arthur
Benedict
Everett
Nicholas

I like:
Iva - This one was unexpected, but after saying it out loud, I like it.
Theodora
Mary
Georgiana - There is a pleasant fullness to this name. It is very elegant.
Cecily
Lucia
Irene

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Jasper
Silas
Christopher
Daniel
Luka

I like:

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Iva
Theodora
Xenia
Cecily
Irene
&
Jasper
Isaac
Silas
Thomas

I like:

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Cassandra
Fern
Irene
Maxine (also in my Top 10)
Niamh
Ursula (also in my Top 10)
Veronica
&
Jonas
Nathaniel
Robin
William

Letizia is very stunning!

I like:

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Isobel
&
Thomas
Dante
Immanuel (yay for this spelling!)
Dmitri

Anthea - Love this!
Esmé - Feminine, sweet, and underrated.
Flora
Léonie
Sophronia - This has an enterprising Victorian or steampunk feel.
Zelda

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Beowulf - I would love to meet a Beowulf.
Hieronymus
Leonidas

I like:

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Aurelia
Sophronia
Zelda
&
Gideon
Lev

There are a lot of great names on your list. Of your combos, my favorites are the following:
Dominic Edmond
Malcolm Caleb
Nicholas Corbin

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Miranda Nadine
Persephone Wren

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By themselves, Anastasia, Sabrina, and Tess are my favorites of your girl names, but I like the pairings above.

I like these combos, though I like many of the other individual names:

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Donovan Leo
Wesley Owen Rhys

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Miranda Nadine
Persephone Wren
Juniper Elena