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Quite like Carys, Xanthe is okay, Iphegenia is rather bold, but Cato for a girl...? Unless it is not the same as the Roman statesman (kay-toe) and is some short form of Catherine like cat-oh, that would be barely tolerable.

Xanthe is pretty great. Iphigenie is, frankly, bad. Cato and Carys are both mediocre, but Carys is better. They also both remind me of the sea.

I really like Xanthe and Iphigenie. Cato is alright. Not a big fan of Carys.

I love Xanthe. It's an underrated gem.

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Carys is pretty and I like the meaning.

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I find myself liking Cato as an alternative to Kate / Katie, despite the male Roman senator association. I like Cate and Catie too so maybe that's part of it.

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I assume Iphigenie is a variation of Iphigenia. I can't say I like it exactly, but I'm certainly intrigued.

I like Carys and Xanthe

Carys is a really pretty name. Cato seems more masculine than feminine, plus I can't shake the association with the Roman senator who took a laxative to keep from meeting with an Egyptian embassy (or was it the Pharaoh?). Iphigenie reminds me too much of Iphigenia, and personally I wouldn't be too keen about being named after a girl who's father killed her. Xanthe, it's pretty, but I really wouldn't use it on my child. I really wanna test my limited Greek, so I'm gonna say it means gold? I know Xanthos does so I'm assuming this is the feminine form.
Altogether unusual names.