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I like:

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Cordelia
Zoe
Louisa
Antonia
&
Nikolai
Nicholas
Leo

I like:

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Emmanuelle
Odette
Daphne
Constance
&
Wilbur
Ciarán
Nikolai
Alasdair

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I like:

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Boudicca (this is a gutsy name!)
Nausikaa / Nausicaä
&
Jericho

I like:

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Charlotte (I went from loving this name, to hating it, and now I like it again)
Sylvie
Iris
Robin
&
Stellan
River

Elizabeth Iris – Very classical and timeless. Iris isn’t my favorite flower name, but I understand the appeal.

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Jane Eleanor – I love Eleanor. Eleanor Jane flows a bit better IMO.

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Josephine Eloise – Given the length of Josephine, a two-syllable middle name might work better than three-syllables. What do you think of Josephine Louise?

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Katherine Elektra – Great pairing. The tradition of Katherine with the spice of Elektra is complimentary for both.

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Louise Violet – nice. It has the same feel as your first set.

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Miranda Nadine – Miranda is a pleasant Shakespearean throwback. Nadine has a modern yet uncommon feel like an entertainment manager (I can’t quite describe it). As a middle name for Miranda, something more nymph like or earthy might be better.

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Sabrina Lillian –lovely

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Sapphira Daphne – It flows well, but I have mixed feelings about the double “ph.”

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Thaïs Antonia –Unexpected yet excellent pairing.

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Ursula Scarlett – Jarring. Ursula has a hag witch association for me like Brunhilda and Agatha. Scarlett is sultry and full of vitality like Scarlett O’Hara. Somehow when they are mixed it creates a bloodbath feel, but it could just be me.

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Cameron Michael – Cameron is modern with a Scottish nod, and Michael is ageless. They work well.
Donovan Leo – handsome pairing

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Finn Elliott - Hmmm…. I like the sound of it, but it almost needs a second middle name or for Elliott to be the last name. When a last name is added to the end like Finn Elliot Schwarzenegger or Finn Elliot Jones, it falls flat or feels like three last names.

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Jonathan Bennett – okay. In “Pride & Predjudice,” I can imagine Elizabeth naming one of her sons Jonathan Bennett Darcy.

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Malcolm Caleb – Solid, reliable

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Milo Dominic – As you pointed out, this duo made my honorable mentions list! I didn’t really consider combining them, but you are right, they work well together.

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Richard Isaac – classic, distinguished, like a celebrated author.

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Seth Andreas – Dislike. Seth is an old man living in an isolated area who is still convinced that young women find him as attractive as they did 40 years ago. Andreas is a Greek guy who still uses hair oil.

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Silas Antonio – An odd match up at first. Both names are nice. I wouldn’t typically put them together, but I suppose they both have an early Christian feel.

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Wesley Owen Rhys – Nice flow, and it sounds agreeable like someone that everyone would consider a nice fellow.

I like:
Elizabeth Iris
Jane Eleanor
Sapphira Daphne
Finn Elliott
Richard Isaac
Seth Andreas

I like:
Louise Violet
Miranda Nadine
Sabrina Lillian
Sapphira Daphne
Thaïs Antonia

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Cameron Michael
Finn Elliott
Jonathan Bennett
Seth Andreas (I also like the idea of Seth Harrison, although it might be a bit "hissy" to some with the double H)
Wesley Owen Rhys

I like:
Gwendolyn Vera
Lydia Andraste
Robin Arthur
Peter Emrys
Victor Amadeus
Lucian Cadfael

Gwendolyn Vera - Honestly, this feels like two things: 1. A mixing of genres; and 2. Like you're trying to use Guinevere without actually using Guinevere.

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Alice Paulina - I never would've thought of this pairing, mostly because I never think about Paulina. It's not bad, though.

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Matilda Suzanne - I've never liked Suzanne, sorry. Even though I'm not really crazy about the "name family" as a whole, I find both Susan and Susanna/h preferable. Matilda is nice, though. Actually, I think Matilda Suzette has a better flow, to be honest, if you still want a "Suze" name.

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Lydia Andraste - This one is delightful! Are you pronouncing the middle name ahn-DRAH-stay? That's how it's pronounced in Dragon Age, and therefore how I'm reading / saying it.

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Katarina Eydís - Eydís is gorgeous, but honestly good luck getting anyone outside of namenerds and Iceland to pronounce it correctly. Then again, you do have it in the middle slot, so it's not a huge deal. Katarina is also lovely... but I wouldn't pair these together. It's even more "loaded" than Lydia Andraste. What about Katherine Eydís, or Katarina Haidee?

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Tamsin Victoria - Wonderful. (Not a fan of Honor though, sorry). I kind of feel like this is a name that would pop up on one of those "Times Birth Announcements" that have been posted here before. (Posh, is what I'm saying - but not overly so.)

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Evangeline Isabel - Brilliant.

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Anastasia Linnéa - I enjoy both these names individually, but together it's a lot of name. Loaded. Anastasia needs something short and simple in the middle slot, even filler. I think I've used Rose in the past. You can also actually get away with Marie.

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Eleanor Christine - I'm not really big on names incorporating "Christ," but Christine is probably the one I dislike the least. That said, I don't think Eleanor and Christine pair well visually. Elinor Christine looks a little better, imo, but the flow also bothers me a bit. In all honesty, I think Christine pairs better with Matilda than Eleanor!

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I like:

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Arthur
Conrad
Dominic
Emrys
Lucas
Sebastian
&
Mireia
Naomi
Vivienne

I like:

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Xenia
Mary
Cecily
Ursula
&
Jasper
Edmund
Silas
Arthur
Isaac
Thomas

I'm excited by Iva (are you pronouncing it like Ivy?), Xenia, Ursula, Inez, Letitia, and Thaddeus.

I like:

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Lily
Viola
Kaia
Fleur
Maya
Rosalie
&
Dmitry
Jonas
Elliot
Julian

I love Antigone! Unfortunately I could never use this in real life, because there is someone where I work named Antigone, and anytime someone has asked to speak to her they always, ALWAYS, struggle over her name (usually calling her "Anti Gone" or "an-ti-GAHN"). It makes a namenerd and Greek Mythology nerd like me sad. :-(

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I also once knew a Flavia, in Uganda. Hearing the name in real life surprised me. (There were actually a lot of interesting names in Uganda. Sylvia, Jacquelyn, Jovianne "Jovia"... also a man named Precious, and a Raphael "Rafi.")

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Antigone - I have a lot of respect for Sophocles’ "Antigone." It is also a character in "The Dragon's Tooth" (Ashtown Burials #1).
Cornelia - nice
Flavia - Love

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Ambrose - I like the meaning but prefer Emrys.
Auberon - A fun mythological name and Shakespeare approved.
Bertram - Nice. I hope it makes a comeback.
Silvio - handsome in a subtle sort of way.

I adore Antigone, Cornelia, Ambrose, Anselm, Auberon, Bartholomew, Cyprian and Vivian! It's nice to see the last one used as a masculine name. I also have a soft spot for Gertrude.

I like:

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Beckett
Isaac
&
Brooke
Ember
Everly
Phoenix
Raven

I really like Bellamy for a boy. There is something very swashbuckling about it.

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Alexandria is beautiful.
Alice is classic.
Eve, Ivy, and Raven are nice too.

I like:

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Laura
Clara
Elanor
&
Robin
Arthur
Theodor
Isaiah

Cornelia made my list too. :)

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I also love Inés (prefer Inez), Alma, Alfred, Arthur, Ivo, Octavian, and Ludvig.

I like:

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Carmen
Saskia (this might be the purplest name there is, like royal purple ermine or something)
Cybele
Melusine
Zipporah
Gwendolen
&
Oscar
Jasper
Ozias
Alastair
Nikolai

Octavia, Wilhelmina, Gwendolen, and Ivy are my favorites from your girl list.

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Jasper, Magnus, Ignatius, and Mathias are my favorites from the boy list. It is really refreshing to see Magnus; it is underused yet still easily recognisable with a straightforward spelling and pronouncation.

Octavia, Saskia, Gwendolen, Ivy, Jasper, Magnus, Adam, Ignatius, and Alistair are charming :)

I'm delighted to see Cybele, Ludovica, Melusine, and Tycho. :)

I like:

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Thomas
Wilbur (total GP)
William
&
Margaux
Imelda
Violet
Florence

I'm fond of Clarence, Wilbur, Abner, Imelda, Evelina, and Jemima (almost made my list).

I like:

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Henry

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Margaux (Margot doesn't appeal as much)
Ivy (love this one)
Violet
Florence

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Clementine
Samuel
Casper

I like:

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Persephone
Tzipporah
Guinevere
&
Leo
Isaac

I like Tzipporah but prefer Zipporah.
Leo, Isaac and John are all nice, sensible and solid.

I like:

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Florence
Saskia (I commented elsewhere that this is the purplest name I've ever heard)
Sylvia
Ursula
&
Gustaf
Johannes
Marcus
Nikolai

My favorites are Edith, Eleonora, Elvira, Olga (left my list this month), Sylvia (prefer Silvia), Ursula, Bertil, Bruno, Egon, Gustaf, and Kasimir.

I like:

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Ambra - I don't know if it would be the same in Australia, but I'm certain that an Ambra in the U.S. would constantly be called Amber. I like both names, but that would probably be annoying. :-(
Galilea
Viorica (also Viorea)
&
Asa
Bowen
Judicael

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I also like Carrow, but it seems feminine to me. Probably because of the Caro nickname for Caroline.

I love Celestina and Alban and like Ptolemais, Viorica, and Judicael.

I like:
Galilea
Marsaili
Ptolemais

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Alban

I like:

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James
Ronan
&
Esmé
Evangeline
Iris
Juliet
Rosalie
Saoirse
Scheherazade "Zadie" (!!!)
Xenia

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I also really like Seraphine and Sapphira, which are similar to your Seraphina and Sappho - though I understand, of course, are not the same. I'm just illustrating that we have very similar tastes in feminine names (especially Scheherazade "Zadie"!).

Alexander - Handsome, strong, classic. I prefer Alex as a nickname.
Frederick - Dependable and courtly. I really like it but am not a fan of any of the nicknnames.
James - This is one of those popular names that is hard not to love. (I have a soft spot for James Potter)
John Paul - Nice. It reminds me of John Paul Jones, who was the USA's first naval commander in the American Revolutionary War.
Ronan - cool
Theseus "Theo" - A less used alternative to Theodore with more mythological associations.

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Esmé - pretty
Evangeline - elegant, powerful
Rosalie - gentle, old fahsion charm
Saoirse - Love the meaning
Sappho - Intriguing. I wouldn't use it myself by I like it.
Scheherazade - This is fun to say, but it looks like a sneeze.
Seraphina - Love
Xenia - nice

My favorites are Aurelius, Frederick, Theseus, Wolfgang, Sappho (yay!), Scheherazade, and Xenia.

I like:
Alexander, but not so much Alec
Frederick
James
Leonid
Ronan
Wolfgang (really like)

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I don't feel Theo 'works' as a nickname for Theseus, it feels too much of a stretch for me... but that's 100% just me.

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Esme (prefer Esmee for some reason)
Iris
Rosalie
Saoirse
Xenia

I like:

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Diana
Océane
Saffron
Leia
&
Theo
Raphael
Hendrix
Jericho

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I also like Remy as a nickname for Remiel.

I like:

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Clementine
Emmeline
Oceane
Octavia (love)
Leia

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Raphael
Atticus
Jericho
Remy

I like:

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Connor
Brennan
Greyson
&
Anoik
Aoife
Saoirse
Brenna
Niamh
Hazel
Ella

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This is, I think, the first time I've ever seen Hazel given as a boy name, and Greyson as a girl name - though I think spelling variants of Greyson have been listen on here as feminine BAs (like Gracen or Graicyn).

I like:
Connor
Brennan

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Aoife
Saoirse

I think I have to wait until December to show my ten year comparison, but from your 2020 list I like:

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Micah
Leo
Elijah
Thomas
Zachariah
&
Willow
River
Lilia
India (ultimate GP)
Lydia
Elaina

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From your 2010 list (excluding what was on your 2020 list), I like:

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Arielle
Jade
Lily
Maia

I like:

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August
Leo
Asher

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Lilia
April
Lydia

I like:

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Lily
India (ultimate GP)
Noëlle
Anastasia
Eleanor
&
Otto
Finn

I like:

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Maria
Eleanor

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Matteo
Finn

My favorites are Barnaby, Casper, Amias, Icarus, Harold, Flora, Juno, Helena, and Ines (prefer Inez).

I like:

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Barnaby
Casper
Icarus
Emrys

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Flora
Helena
Ines
Ivy