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I expected to see Hawise on the list for girls - I know earlier in the fourteenth century (and perhaps earlier than that) it was quite popular. It's probably related to Helwise... still not 100% sure how to pronounce it.

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Anyway... from the less-typical-of-now names, I like:

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Edus
Benedict (there's Cumberbatch, but how many others?)
&
Felice
Isolde
Petronille
Godelena

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Christian and Julian were used for women back then, yes (likely pronounced kris-tee-AN and joo-lee-AN), and Stacey is historically unisex as well (though it has always sounded feminine to me)... but I am scratching my head as to how Jena could've been a man's name.

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Of the more typical names, I like / love*:

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William
Thomas
Richard*
Roger
Adam* (I forget that this was popular in the middle ages - but among the common-folk, not the nobility; it was also the name of Edward II's illegitimate son, who I believe died in his teens)
Nicholas*
Geoffrey
Simon
Stephen
David
James
Edmund
Denis
Michael
Luke
Elias
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Joan (yes, this was actually more popular than Mary; I was doing research on the Despenser War and Edward II's reign, and I swear every other noblewoman was named Joan - though I don't know if it was pronounced like we say it today or if it was jo-AN)
Isabel
Elizabeth
Denise
Rose
Constance
Eve
Marion (though I prefer Marian)
Eleanor
Lora

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Both Lora's and Annabel's appearance on the list surprised me.

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