I'd go with...
in reply to a message by Eric
Elizabeth Alberta
Antonia Frances
Roberta Catherine
Maria Patrice
William Raymond
Lawrence Douglas
Karl Richard
David Stephen
Those are more or less in the order that I like them, first being most prefered, et cetera. I'd only change my mind, I think, if there was a single girl with three boys or vice versa; then the odd one out would be either Elizabeth Antonia or William Lawrence.
Antonia Frances
Roberta Catherine
Maria Patrice
William Raymond
Lawrence Douglas
Karl Richard
David Stephen
Those are more or less in the order that I like them, first being most prefered, et cetera. I'd only change my mind, I think, if there was a single girl with three boys or vice versa; then the odd one out would be either Elizabeth Antonia or William Lawrence.