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Too bad, my two favorites Charis and Thais are out of the question then ;)

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Simon is the Greek form of a Hebrew name. It feels much more Hebrew than Greek to me and I never cared for the sound. I love Orion, but I guess many people find it too close to Oreos.

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Penelope is way too trendy. Persephone is kind of cool but has one of the most awful meanings a name could possibly have. Echo is an invitation for endless teasing even though I do like it. Cleo is nice but kind of trendy. Iris just doesn't sound nice to me. Eleni is very mainstream in Greece, I think every other woman in Greece is named Eleni. I still like it. Corinna is boring.

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Out of yours I'd choose Orion and Eleni. Or Persephone if meanings don't matter to you (I personally couldn't bring myself to bestow a name with the meaning "murder", "destroy" on my baby girl. But I know that meanings don't matter to everyone and I'd like to meet a little Persephone).

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How about:

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Thalia
Kali (or Kale, from Greek meaning "beautiful")
Athena
Danae
Melina

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For boys I also like Alexis but it ends in -s. So I'd go with Orion.