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Gwendolyn is one of favorites, and Ingrid is lovely too.

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Antigone
Gabrielle
Gouyen
Gretchen
Gwyneira

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Gawain
Glendower

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It is certainly a weighty sound that can drop like a thud sometimes, but I enjoy the clunkiness of names like Walburga and Aldegund. They sound like ladies who can pack a punch. If you are into spritely names, the letter G may stomp in like a dwarf in steel toe boots.

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I have kind of a guilty pleasure love of Eglantine. And I'm quite fond of Margo and Margot. Ingrid I would consider using on a daughter it's one of my favorites. Other hard G names I might try tossing into the ring could be Agate, Berengaria, Brigitte / Brigitta, Grace, Gabrielle, Galatea, Garnet, Glory, Gwen, Gwendolyn, Indigo, Inga, Marguerite, Marigold, Margalo, Augustine, Beauregard, Gabriel, Galileo, Garrison, Gareth, Gastón, Gawain, Giles, Graham, Grant, Greer, Grey / Gray, Hugo, Inigo, Miguel, Montgomery, Peregrine, Regulus,Rigel, Sergei, Thiago, Iago

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I probably messed up and included some soft G's in there on accident.. sorry

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Also Antigone! Love it!

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I can see why some consider it an ugly sound, it’s a bit harsh, but personally I love hard G sound in names.

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From your list I like:
Agnes
Agatha
Dagmar
Dagny
Edgar
Helga
Hugo
Margaret
Margo
Olga
Tadgh

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August
Ingrid

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Some others I like:
Antigone
Mungo
Grigor
Segolene
Argus
Fergus
Angus
Gus
Wolfgang

Come to think of it, I'm not a huge fan of "hard g" names.
I like Margaret. From the list you like, I really like Finnegan and Megan.

I like Ingrid, Gregory, Grace, Margaret, and Abigail.

I used to find these names unappealing too - maybe it's cultural conditioning, because the word "ugly" itself has that hard G as well. As I've gotten older I find I appreciate these names more and more. They're an acquired taste I guess. They're more complex and sophisticated, and ultimately more satisfying to me. But 21 year old me would be appalled that I like the name Margaret now.

I like Craig, Douglas, Hugo, Margaret and Peggy, Magdalen and Graham; Ingrid isn't bad. The presence of a hard G isn't what makes me dislike the others.

I think that isn't very common in current trend. Whether I personally like this kind of name depends on the sounds and atmosphere of individual names. But usually, that isn't my usual taste.