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Girls
Sharon - bland and dated
Rose - better as a nn for Rosemary, Rosamond etc
Chloe - like very much: bright and distinctive
Vanessa - like because of butterflies
Miranda - good as a mn, to avoid nn Randy
Lucy - love enough to use
Zoe - more stodgy than Chloe, but OK
Agatha - good name; mn only to avoid Aggie
Gabriella - dislike all -ella names and also the nn Gabby
Rosita - not used where I live; uninteresting
Jessica - very pleasant; I prefer Jennifer but only just
Annie - love Anne, but Annie cheapens it
Claire - don't like the spelling; like Clare enough to use
Tara - lacking in interest and personality
Emma - flimsy and uninteresting
Mia - awful; trite meaning and sounds like a cat
Ava - like Anna and Otto, too reversible for comfort; prefer Eve or even Eva

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Boys
Michael - like enough to use
Mike - good but only as a nn
David - my son's second name, which I love
Ryan - overused; much prefer Brian
Kevin - very dull and dated
Daniel - like enough to use
Gabriel - dislike the look, the sound and the nns