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Overall, this is a good list.

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I like:
Alexandria, Edith, Tabitha, Tamara and Yvette.

I like/love:

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Alexandria
Amber
Bethany
Edith
Esther
Tabitha

I lurve Alexandria
I like Esther and Bethany

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Amber sounds semi-trashy
Colleen, Edith, Eileen, Ellen are a bit "mid 40s" to me.
Fiona is all right, I guess?
Harmonie, why not just use "Harmony"?
Jonquil has an appeal but also sounds like "the hood."
Margot I like but I'm not French enough
Lorena sounds and looks dated
Tabitha, I don't know. I like it but it's not my style.
Tamara is not my style.
Yvette sounds spicy but not too spicy.

I like/love: Bethany, Edith and Lorena. Dh also like Tamara & Esther. :)

This message was edited 5/25/2012, 3:32 PM

Edith is one of my absolute favorite names -- I adore it! My favorite after Edith is Margot, and I'm also fond of Eileen, Ellen, Esther, and Yvette.

Alexandria - I love Alex as a nickname for a girl, but this full name is a bit too much for me. I don't mind Alexandra, and I really like Alexa, Alexis, and Allessandra.
Amber - not bad, but I've been seeing Ember around and I think I like that more.
Bethany - so so pretty.
Colleen - Why does it feel 1978 to me? :)
Edith - I don't mind it. Edie is adorable.
Eileen - yuck
Ellen - meh.
Esther - The Biblical story is pretty powerful. That positive association helps it a bit, but it's not really my style.
Fiona - Yeah! Fiona is so cool. I love Fio as a nickname. I also think Fiodora and Fiorenza are awesome!
Harmonie - gag. Cheesey word name plus a misspelling. Yuck.
Jonquil - Lol, makes me think of Nyquil, so no.
Margot - I wouldn't have the nerve, but I'd admire it on someone else's kid.
Lorena - almost cool, but not quite
Tabitha - great one!
Tamara - I never know if it's supposed to be tuh-MAIR-uh or TAH-mar-uh. No.
Yvette - kinda cute.

Alexandria: Most overblown of the Alex names. The only Alex name I like for girls is Alexis.
Amber: Pretty.
Bethany: Cute. I like it much more than I like Elizabeth.
Colleen: Blah.
Edith: Ugly sound.
Eileen: Kind of cute.
Ellen: I love this one, so much more than Ella, Ellie or Eleanor.
Esther: Kind of cute.
Fiona: Hate it, sounds whiny and melodramatic.
Harmonie: Ick. I don't even like Harmony.
Jonquil: Not a name as far as I'm concerned.
Margot: Cute.
Lorena: Don't care for it.
Tabitha: Cute name for a cat.
Tamara: It's okay.
Yvette: I don't care for ette endings. Yvonne is much nicer.

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Love:
Esther - Recent love of mine.
Edith - Same as above
Fiona - Beautiful name; I've liked it for a couple years now.
Tabitha - See Esther

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Like:
Eileen - It's more of an "OK" name than one that I like or dislike.
Ellen - Prefer Eleanor.
Alexandria - Prefer Alexandra, though I do like thinking of the historical significance behind it.

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Dislike:
Harmonie - Bleh. Melody, Harmony, etc. They feel aged and tacky to me.
Bethany - While I do like the name, there are connections to it that forced me to put it in this category :( It's aged, and "Beth" is such a masculine/unattractive nickname to me.
Jonquil - Just weird for me.
Lorena - It feels a little tacky for some reason. I can't place it.
Margot - I used to like this name a little more, but now it just feels masculine and kind of grody.
Amber - Very much aged! Amber clung to the 80's and 90's, and I feel like that's where it belongs for now.
Tamara - Feels a little aged, but I think it could break past that.
Colleen - Aged, but thankfully not to the point that it's completely out of the game!
Yvette - Sort of the same reason as Lorena.

I like:
Edith
Fiona
Tabitha
Yvette

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I don't mind:
Alexandria
Colleen
Ellen
Esther
Margot
Tamara

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I would ditch:
Amber - tacky and dated
Bethany - bad personal associations, and I prefer Elizabeth as the way to get to Beth.
Eileen - really dated to me.
Harmonie - cheesy and not a fan of the name Harmony no matter how it's spelled
Jonquil - has a horrible sound to it and definitely not my cup of tea.
Lorena - Bobbit.