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Alma narrowly missed mine. It's so soothing.

Rosalind made it onto my list too. It's the liveliest and loveliest Rose- name.

Oenone seems so wise for some reason. The meaning puts me off a little, but I guess it's not worse than Maeve.

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I love Anatole.

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I like Ginevra, Leopoldine, Lucrezia, Anselm, Arkady, and Moses.

We can, should, and must bring Vivian back as a boy's name. Evelyn too.

Beatrix Lavender Margot is splendid.

I'll never get tired of Alexander. It's almost *nearly* on my list.

Juliet is beautiful. I wonder why it's nowhere near as popular as Julia and Julian(n)a.

I like:

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Xenia
Luna
Jessica
Iris
Olivia
&
Ares
Dorian (also one of my favorites!)
Isaac
Leo

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If you were to do a top fantasy / GP names list, you'd want to do it independently of this thread if only because this one is used for BtN data purposes (tracking the favorites of the group). If you do two responses, one might usurp the other in the data.

Xenia is delightful. Nearly made it to my list.

I like most of these. Wolfgang, Dragomir, and Cassiopeia seem dramatic but not in a bad way.

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My favorites right now are probably Basil, Taliesin, Wolfgang, Cassiopeia, Léonie, and Sophronia. Plus Rosalind and Emmanuel are old favorites of mine.
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I like:

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Ambrose
Emmanuel (though I'm more partial to Immanuel)
Johannes
Taliesin
Thaddeus
&
Anne
Ariadne
Cassiopeia
Corisande
Sophronia
Wren

Edmund was *this* close to making it onto my list. If I had a son, it'd be a serious contender.

I like:

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Marguerite
Honora
Anneliese
&
Edmund
Conrad
Theodore

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From your list a year ago, I also like Gwendolyn and Candace.

Marlowe is far from my usual style, but I love it with Lydia, so melodious.

The reason I ask is because it was evening on 12/2 (U.S. Central Time) and still no one had posted this thread. It really seems like enthusiasm for it has waned considerably.

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Of your combos, though:

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Micah Samuel - Even though I've never been a Samuel fan, this flows well.

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August Jack - Rather harsh and abrupt. I think Augustus Jack would have a better flow, or even August James if you still wanted to keep the middle simple. Or perhaps August Graham / Graeme?

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Leo Zachariah - Visually this looks "off" to me, but I like the sound.

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Harvey Jonah - Very retro, in an almost dated way.

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Archie Thomas - Can't get behind Archie, personally, but this isn't objectionable.

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Hugo Jonathan - Good, strong name.

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Wilson Elijah - Wilson as a personal name makes me think of 2 things: the neighbor on Home Improvement, and the volleyball in Castaway. Because of these associations, I have difficulty taking it seriously as a first name. I like Elijah, though. In fact, depending on how you're pronouncing the first syllable, I think it would go well as a middle for Harvey.

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Milo Ezekiel - This is another Latin-Hebrew combo, like Leo Zachariah, but I find this one both visually and aurally more appealing. Good name!

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Asher Lincoln - Stodgy 19th century, sorry.

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Thatcher Gray - Ditto.

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Lilia Sinead - Good balance between a liquid first name and a strong, grounded middle.

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Willow Sarah - I recall seeing this combo many times before, is it one of your mainstays? It's pretty, but very soft. If that's what you're going for, cool, but I can't help but feel like this combo could blow away in the breeze.

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Sylvie Maya - Sure, both names have Ys, but I don't think they flow together well. I wouldn't pair Sylvie with another two-syllable name where the first syllable is stressed.

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River Lily - This has the same flow problems as Sylvie Maya, with an added dose of hippie. :-P

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Lydia Marlowe - This reads like a first & surname rather than a first & middle. If I encountered Lydia Marlowe ______ in the wild, I would assume Marlowe was the mother's maiden name.

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Alexander is my favourite popular name of all time.

I like:

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Viola
Rosalie
Juliet
Adelina
Fiona
&
Roman
Dmitry
Elliot
Jonathan
William
Adam

At this point, I'd consider having eight daughters just to name the last one Octavia.

I like:

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Luna
Celeste
Genevieve
Maia
Vivienne
Octavia
&
Xavier
Nicholas

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From your old list, I also like Runa and Viola (one of my favorites).

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I'd say your feminine tastes, at least, have become more astral / celestial.

I love the eclecticism of your lists! My favorites are Malalai and Attila.

Ishmael has such an intriguing sound and is a fascinating biblical character, I wonder why it's not used more often.

I like:

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Tasnim
Niamh
Síomha (I've never heard this one!)
Petronel
&
Nollaig
Ronen (though I prefer Ronan)

Agatha is a long-time favourite. Love its witchiness and Agatha Christie.

I like:

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Adallindis (though I prefer the slightly more modern Adalind)
Elspeth
Fern
Louisa
Maude
Willemina (yay, someone else who likes this spelling!)
&
Bram
Hawthorn
Wulf / Wulfric

Haha, Lumina Calista is my favorite on the old list. It's magical. :)

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Elowen Peronel is great, too.

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Sethe is interesting.

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From your masculine list, Dorian Cedric stands out to me, and I also like Nicholas Rowan and Adam Raphael.

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I like most of the names on your feminine list. Sabrina Lily and Zoe Andromeda are standing out to me as nice combos atm, and I think Felicity has grown on me lately.

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Dorian Cedric is such a handsome combo.

Sorry, wrong spot.

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Cordelia is so wonderfully rich. With Cora's rising popularity, I wouldn't be surprised if she followed suit.

I like:

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Athena (I don't see that a lot in these threads - at least, I can't recall)
CordeliaFreya
Zoe
Louisa
Antonia
&
Nikolai
Leo
Sebastian