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I must admit, I was a little... bewildered.

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I like

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Salome
Abia
Valentine - prefer Valentin though
Henry Erasmus

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Persis Antonia, Albion, Jorath Ivor, Theophilas Frederick and Lear are ok, but need getting used to.

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Philemon may be nice, but I don't like its English sound.

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Incredibly awful are to me:

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Rodolphine
Tryphena
Coronwen
Eglantine Maud
Aldegonde
Jerushabeth
Screech - omg
Delcy Ann
Milcah Maude - like Milka chocolate
Melletta Mary - there's a coffee brand in Germany called that way... or very similar
Affy Alexandra

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Radway St. John
Starling
Abednego
Gedaliah
Athanasius
Elkanah
Shem - like shame?
Amariah Urbane
Younger William

Jerushabeth! I'll be happy for weeks. With Rechabina hot on her heels ... fantastic.

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I find Younger William a tad unsettling. My grandmother's youngest brother was Robert, and only after that generation were all dead did I discover that actually the first son in the family had been Robert, and died when he was ten. Then followed John, Edward, Florence and finally Robert. I find that unsettling - surely it must have been difficult for the parents to see him as a person in his own right? (Not that he was scarred; he was a most hilarious old darling.) But maybe Younger William had a similar history? Or, along the lines of Sara, perhaps it's a surname.

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The other standout is Radway St John. So close to Ottery St Catchpole ...

Josephus Ben is quite handsome. The rest are a bit too out there for my liking.

I like some of these...

Lots of Bible or Torah names here!

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Firstly I love Theophilas. I has a friend whose middle name is this and I love it.

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I like or am neutral on a lot of these, so I will just post a few shout-outs for those that stand out to me.

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Kate Rodolphine - fantastic juxtaposition of names!
Mahala Rechabina - just rings well and I love Mahal or Mahala as first, as it means "love" in Tagalog.
Tamzine - first name lovely, middle name eck (Screech?, ew)
Carina Venetia - Too much, ugh. I like each name separately, but not together.
Vinia - what a sweet name. I am writing it down.

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Radway St. John - Talk about pomp, but there is a slight class to it. Radway is killer.
Avondale Charles - for a boy, this is great. Very soft, but Charles nails it.
Jorath Ivor - I feel like this name could lead a war.
Starling Ambrose - IN LOVE. Totally not realistic for me, but he's got ballsy parents and I approve.
Jerusalem Gedaliah - Over the top.
Shem - Dear Shem's parents, thank you for using this name. Sincerely, Me.
Theophilas Frederick - Mouthful, but fantastic history in a name!
Younger William - I really hope there is no Older William.

Persis Antonia is amazing! I do like Persis quite a bit. Solace would make a pretty name, wouldn't it? Hmm yes. And Eglantine Maud is like lilac perfection.

There's something adorably ridiculous about Avondale Charles and Starling Ambrose. I'd love them in a sibset.

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And Coronwen is very Medieval fantasy-sounding and interesting. I don't know if I like it or not but it's definitely got something about it.

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Oh, and a Onesiphorus is a dinosaur wearing a onesie.

This message was edited 9/14/2014, 4:23 PM

I find these interesting:
Persis Antonia
Kate Rodolphine
Vashti Salome
Coronwen
Decima
Rechabina
Cornubia

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Onesiphorus
Avondale
Jerusalem Gedaliah

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I like:
Cicely Emeline Penelope
Carina Venetia

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Philemon Alfred
Henry Erasmus
Theophilas Frederick

These fill me with so much joy! My favorites are the following:

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Persis Antonia -- smoldering and rhapsodic
Rodolphine
Tryphena
Vashti Salome
Roxana Rebecca
Eglantine Maud -- I would use this in a heartbeat! Eglantine!!!
Justine Aldegonde
Cicely Emeline Penelope
Decima
Mahala Rechabina
Elgina
Milcah Maude

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Philemon Alfred
Albion John Newton
Valentine Onesiphorus
Jorath Ivor
Starling Ambrose
Abednego
Athanasius Samuel
Elkanah
Josephus Ben
Shem
Theophilas Frederick