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I like:

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Lillian
Gwendolen
Isadora (though I prefer Isidora only because it looks less like "Is a door")
Elowen
Vivienne
Zelda
Linnéa
Emilia
Ophelia
Wilhelmina
Wren
Guinevere
Cecily
Emmeline
Josephine
Miranda
Zosia
&
Henry
Tristan
Rhys (one of my favorites)
Julian

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This message was edited 3/31/2015, 7:50 AM

Hermione - I used to love this and I do like the HP character, but it has almost become too popular.
Lillian - typical grandma name in Sweden.
Gwendolen - used to hate it, but now I find it quite nice.
Ruth - harsh.
Gwen - it's OK.
Isadora - all I can think of is that Isadora Duncan hated cats...
Elowen - beautiful.
Ayla - sounds like the Icelandic word for puking (aela).
Vivienne - it's nice.
Zelda - my brother's cat's name, so I like it for a cat.
Linnéa - it's rather common here. It's nice.
Dorothy - a bit too frumpy; prefer Dorothea.
Emilia - sweet.
Ophelia - love it.
Wilhelmina - beautiful.
Eleanora - queenly.
Juniper - love it.
Wren - love it.
Guinevere - very beautiful.
Cecily - cute.
Emmeline - love it.
Josephine - like the English pr., but it sounds too sugar-sweet in Swedish.
Miranda - sweet.
Zosia - nms.

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(m)
Henry - like it.
Tristan - prefer Tristram.
Theodore - nice.
Rhys - makes me think of rice.
Julian - yes!
Lucian - very nice.
Rupert - nmsaa.

Hermione - trying much too hard
Lillian - dislike all Lily names; prefer Lilian but not enough to say I like it
Gwendolen - dislike
Ruth - I'd name a daughter Ruth in a heartbeat
Gwen - dislike
Isadora - dislike
Elowen - a one-owner name
Ayla - dislike
Vivienne - prefer Vivien but not enough to use; Viv is unattractive
Zelda - unattractive
Linnéa - dislike most Lin- names, and distrust diacritals
Dorothy - lovely; I'd use it
Emilia - too frilly; far prefer Emily
Ophelia - a one-owner name
Wilhelmina - there's just so much of it!
Eleanora - ornate; prefer Eleanor or Elinor
Juniper - silly
Wren - not a fave; I do like Rentia!
Guinevere - prefer the less fancy Jennifer
Cecily - would use in an instant
Emmeline - too frilly; far prefer Emily
Josephine - nice; prefer Joseph for a boy
Miranda - lovely, except for the risk of Randy
Zosia - unattractive

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Henry - nah; really so boring I could fall asleep right now
Tristan - sounds good but the wrong vibe somehow
Theodore - attractively retro
Rhys - very pleasant and not trending where I live
Julian - the nicest of the Jul- names for either gender
Lucian - prefer Lucy for a girl
Rupert - prefer Robert; less cartoon beary

Ophelia, Linnéa and Isadora are names I would consider using in real life.
I don't really see the appeal of Gwen (and the longer versions), Dorothy or Ayla. Zosia is freaky. There's something about the combination of letters that messes with my brain. I can't really pronounce it right.

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Not surprised by the boy names. Henry seems to be a constant favorite here on BtN. Theodore as well. I think it's a nice list. Not really a fan of Rupert, though.

I love the name Hermione. I also like Wilhelmina but I prefer Minnie.

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I Aldo like the name Rhys (It's one of my cousin's names)

Vivienne, Zelda and Emmeline would be further up in the list for me.

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I agree with most of the boys, only I'd put Tristan towards the bottom and Julian further up.

Wow! I love a lot of these:

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Hermione
Lillian
Gwendolen
Isadora
Elowen
Ayla (But with a different spelling: Aella)
Zelda
Linnéa (Again with a different spelling: Linnaea)
Wren
Guinevere

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Tristan
Theodore
Julian
Lucian (said Loo-see-uhn)
Rupert

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The only name I'm particularly not a fan of is Emilia (I prefer Amelia)

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I love:

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Hermione
Linnéa
Dorothy
Cecily
Zosia

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Theodore
Rhys

How are you pronouncing Ayla, AY-lah or EYE-lah (like Isla)? Not that people voting for it would know, but I'm curious. :-p

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Favorites (apparently I like the letter N):
Lillian
Elowen
Vivienne
Linnea
Emilia
Wilhelmina
Emmeline
Josephine
Miranda
(Zosia, but not as a full name)
Henry

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I also love Eleonora but am not too keen on Eleanora.

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Least favorites (I've *ed the ones I'm surprised were rated so well):
Hermione
Gwendolen / Gwen / Guinevere (really not a fan of the gw- sound)
Ruth*
Zelda
Dorothy*
Ophelia
Juniper (like it on theory, think it's ridiculous in practice)
Wren (ditto)
Tristan
Rhys
Julian
Lucian
Rupert******

This message was edited 3/29/2015, 6:59 PM

If I may be so bold...what in the world are Hermione, Zelda, Wilhelmina, Tristan and Lucian doing in there??

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I do love Dorothy, Juniper, Josephine, and Rhys though.

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Glad to see Rupert and Ruth getting some love.

Zelda, Zosia Gwendolen and Guinevere are probably the ones I like the least. Both Zelda and Zosia are interesting but for me not ones that I would ever use.

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I don't why but I have never been a fan of Gwendolen or Guinevere just never appealed to me in any way.

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All the other names I think are fantastic.

Zosia

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Zosia is the one that stands out for me, not that I think it a bad name; the sound just isn't appealing to my ear (I tend not to go for prominent "shuh" sounds). It also feels quite a lot more exotic than your other highly-rated names.

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I love or like everything else, mostly love. :)

I hate these names:

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Rupert- Wimpy white bear. Why is he so skinny, anyway? Is he anorexic? I've never seen a damn BEAR be so skinny before. Stupid.
Rhys- It's insubstantial and weak. I hear it and forget about it instantly.

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Juniper- I don't want to use Jennifer because it's too common! I know, let's use Juniper! That's totally different and not annoying at all! :-D
Elowen- Reeks of Middle Earth. I'm not a fan of Middle Earth type names.

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The others, I can take or leave.