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I have an entire list on my PNL devoted to these! Maybe it would be best to divide them into categories...

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Some of them are just really old (and possible connected to names in current use), and/or impractical:

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Alaric
Esmond
Everard
Leopold
Leyland
Lucan
Octavian
Osric
Roscoe
Tobin
Wilfred
Wulfric
&
Ælfwynn / Aelfwynn
Arista
Artemisia
Crescentia
Demelza
Demetria
Drusilla
Ellavieve
Gwenora
Juverna
Katharyn (this spelling)
Loveday
Millicent
Nefertari
Olympiada
Patience
Pavia
Perpetua
Phyllida
Ravenna
Rowenna
Saskia
Saxa
Sylvestra
Theophania
Trista
Ulyssa
Veridia
Xenia

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Some are more obscure Biblical names:

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Jericho
Jethro
Ozias
Uriah
Zaccai
&
Aphra
Asenath
Keturah
Magdala
Nineveh
Tirzah

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Some are from various mythologies (including Arthurian legend), or astronomy:

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Apollo
Beowulf
Orion
Osiris
Zephyr
&
Aludra
Andromeda
Ariadne
Calypso
Cassiopeia
Ceridwen
Cybele
Elektra
Enid
Evadne
Evanthe
Fauna
Gaia
Hera
Isolde
Juno
Laudine
Lyonesse
Megara
Nimue
Pandora
Persephone
Phaedra
Silena
Xanthe

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Some have major literary associations (including Shakespeare):

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Athos
D'Artagnan
Oberon
Yorick
&
Blanchefleur
Cosette
Cressida
Scheherazade

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Some have major fantasy (including Tolkien) or pop culture associations:

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Théoden
&
Brienne
Charlize
Elora
Elspeth (first time I heard this name was in the movie Dragon Slayer)
Éowyn
Galadriel
Inara
Laurana
Liara
Sansa
Sorsha
Tinúviel
Vesper
Xena

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Some are weird(er) nature names:
Hawthorn
Obsidian
Valerian
&
Acacia
Amaryllida
Amaryllis
Azalea
Azura
Citrine
Emerald
Kestrel
Lavender
Magenta
Marjolaine
Misty
Nymphaea
Peridot
Phoenix
Sable
Sparrow
Tigerlily
Zinnia
&
Onyx (feminine & masculine)

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Others are names with social/societal taboos associated with their usage (which are debatable):

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Cain
&
Imelda
India
Jezebel
Medusa

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Some are the rare surname-turned-first-name that I actually like, but seem to be alone on:

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Prentice
Reeve
&
Penrose
Tallis

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And finally, here are some I just didn't know how to categorize:

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Stellan
&
Alendra
Anjou
Arienne
Blanchette
Emmelise
Haven
Jaye
Lux

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Edit: Endellion should be included, as well, perhaps in the first category.

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This message was edited 4/3/2023, 11:56 AM