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Edith - It's more substantial than Ada.
Aina - Since Elsa is just a short form of Elisabeth.
Alice - I'd have picked Alix but apparently it's pronounced a-LEEKS, which doesn't appeal to me. I don't like extraneous y's, so Alice it is.
Ursula - I actually really like the sea-witch association. Second place, Cosima. Elvira is pure campy "Mistress of the Dark" and doesn't have an appealing sound.
Olga - Just sounds entertainingly exotic in a 1920s sort of way.
Theodora - Eleanora seems like an unnecessary elaboration of Eleanor, and Isadora isn't as good as Isabella.
Ester - Science!
Helena - Ilona sounds like a backwoods name.
Mary - I think Mary is underrated, and Jane is pretty boring.
Persephone - It has a nicer sound and it's not just a female version of a male name.
Juliana - Although I'd prefer Julianne or Julianna, because the pronunciation of Juliana is always uncertain. Lavinia and Minerva are both tinny.
Salome - Mostly because I've always liked it and it has a romantic flavor. Also, it would be annoying to have a name with diacritical marks.
Sylvia - I don't like either one, but Saskia is very harsh.
Vellamo - Although this was a tough decision because I believe it's a brand of bottled water. But it's the name of a goddess of the sea, which is awesome.

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Alfred - Alphonse is just comical.
Andrei - This was a pretty 50/50 decision. There are plenty of Nicks in the world already, though.
Casimir - It annoys me that Constantin doesn't have an 'e' on the end.
Frederick - Tough decision because both are excellent names. Frederick is perhaps a bit grander.
Gustav - Because Svante is a short-form name.
Javier - I just like it better, sound-wise.
Oskar - Any variant of Casper can never mean anything to me but "friendly ghost."
Untamo - I see that Tapio was the god of hunting, and I am opposed to hunting.