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I love Nadezhda.
Alastair is fine. I can't use it anymore, as I know an Alastair and having used it irl it's lost its charm.
I dislike Aušra and Briony. Aušra doesn't sound nice, it looks like it should be prettier than it is. I knew a very, very annoying and precious Briony and it also makes me think of brine. The meaning of 'to swell' is also spectacularly unglamorous.
Elize makes me think of Belize. I also don't like Elise. But Belize does seem like a cool country, it's just not what I'd look for in a name so...
Etta is dated.
I want to like Fleur. I try to like Fleur. Sometimes I do like Fleur. I think it sometimes works as a middle name. As a name that, yk, you say on a day to day basis, it sounds a bit like a sound someone makes when they're dry heaving.
Gaius is that rare mix of totally awful and really pretentious. It's a very unattractive name that seems to be used by parents who think they're smart.
Honor is sorta cool, if you ignore the association of 'female honour'. It has this really retro feel to it. I saw a sci-fi program with a character called Honour and it really grew on me. Irl, I'm not sure... Being British, of course, I'm gonna use Honour over Honor.
Don't like Jolina.
Keziah is nms but ok. I struggle with saying it. I want to say kez-ee-ah rather than kez-EYE-ah.
Milena is super, super, super bland. Just bland bland bland.
Saga makes me think of cruises for the elderly. Also myths. But mostly cruises.
I don't like Zephyr. Zephyrine is super cool. Zephyr is trying to be cool.

The ones I like are:

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Alastair
Gaius
Milena
Nadezhda

My favorite out of all is Milena. It’s a name I might actually consider using for a child.

Alastair - excellent classic
Aušra - interesting!
Briony - prefer Bryony
Elize - surprisingly good! Makes a nice change.
Etta - like a cartoon flapper. No.
Fleur - prefer Florence, or even Flora
Gaius - better than Caius
Honor - not a fan of virtue names
Jolina - not my taste, but interesting and usable
Keziah - good meaning, but the sound puts me right off
Milena - not a name I'd enjoy
Nadezhda - prefer Nadia - less heavy-sounding
Saga - eh? Like the very long traditional poem? No.
Zephyr - Gentle Zephyr? Where I live, the West wind brings rain; not my favourite direction!