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Tiffany – too fluffy, very dated
Eliana – ok, too soft for my taste
Alessandra – really like, pretty but strong, personally prefer Alexandra
Evangelina – too religious for me, but I like it for others, also too many syllables, I’d prefer Evangeline
Veronica – I have a soft spot for this one, but how to avoid the Ronnie nickname?
Daniella – really don’t care for this, it’s very dated and is one of those names that seems to say “I wanted a boy named Daniel, but since I got a girl, we’ll just make the name feminine.” Not as bad as Davida, I’d opt for Gabrielle or Gabriella if you like the “elle/ella” ending.
Estella – I like this a lot, much better than Estelle which still sounds old-fashioned to me or Stella which is still too associated with the Streetcar Named Desire character
Serena – very pretty, lovely meaning, I’d more likly use as a middle name
Catalina – I just couldn’t, my husband loves the salad dressing
Ellen – nope, there’s only one now – Ellen DeGeneris, and it’s otherwise horribly dated, I’d go for Eleanor, Helena, or even Eileen before Ellen.

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Kellan – actually rather like this, modern and more masculine variant of Kelly and nice alternate for Kieran, not as adventurous as Stellan
Timothy – it’s okay, I don’t like the nickname Tim though
Stefan – not bad, but not a favorite, I do like it better than Stephen or Steven
Jasper – love it, I know it’s hipster, but I really love it
Emiliano – no, I’d go with Emilio instead
Finley – don’t like this for boys or girls, I’d go with Finn
Elliot – I love this name
Desmond – I really like this, it’s so Scottish, more flair than Duncan or Douglas (though I like those too)
Dillon – kind of dated – prefer the Dylan spelling
Hugo – okay, but not for me

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So many books, so little time.