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I prefer Eve to Eva, but I'd like it better as a nn for Evelyn rather than a full name in its own right.
Arthur is a good name; tricky for toddlers to pronounce, but they get over it.
Rose and Eloise are surprising together, probably because of the matching -se endings. Rose is sweet and bland and forgettable; Eloise has been a favourite since a school friend had a little sister with that name. And there are two 60s pop songs, one 'Eloise' and the other 'Dear Eloise', I think, which is odd because it wasn't a popular name at the time.
Ottilie does nothing for me at all. Its pronunciation issues don't help - oh TEEL ya, OT il ee - I far prefer Odile, and I greatly enjoy Tilly as a nn, but only for Matilda.