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I like:

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Montague
Jameson

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Sierra
Posie
Eleni

I like...

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Montague
Igor
Darragh
Ciaran
Ares
Ambrose
Sierra
Olympia
Lisa
Kara
Giovanna
Amarah
Amaira
Alya
Adela

I like:

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Zephyr
Ciaran
Ares

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Wiktoria
Olympia

I like,

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Boys: Zephyr, Chris, Andy, Ambrose

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Girls: Sierra, Nieve, Olympia, Kara, Eleni, Esmeralda

The name Arian disturbs me. I'm assuming it's pronounced like Aryan, the master race. Hitler promoted the false notion that Germans were superior to all other races and sought to eliminate all non-Aryans.

I love the names Lisa, Sierra, Caitlyn, Adela and Esmeralda for girls; I also appreciate the names Marni (I much prefer the Marnie spelling, but Marni looks modern in a good way), Kara, Zayna, Giovanna, Avaani, Jiya, and Isha. Out of the male names, I enjoy Chris, Andy, Zephyr, Devon, Akram, Ambrose, Advik, and Abubakr.

Andy and Chris are interesting! I wonder where Andrew and Christopher rated. Most of the others are clearly not used by English-speaking families, so it's hard to say much about them. Arian will spend his life explaining that, no, he isn't Adrian. Khari will soon get tired of jokes about spicy stew. Ovie doesn't please me at all. Pretty much the same applies to the girl names: there must be plenty of little Victorias but just one Wiktoria. Princess and Posie set my teeth on edge. People will probably think that little Olympia is two years younger than she is! Ivy-Grace ... I see that they tried to combine two popular names into a unique combo, but it doesn't sound good to me. Better than Isha, though: sounds like a sneeze. What's the betting that Chimamanda drops the Chim?