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Dislike:
Alan
Arlette
Austen
Barbara,
Bertha
Cesare
Charles (but I enjoy Charlie)
Cosmo
Duke
Flora
Francis
Jeffery
George (despite it being a family name)
Gobin (goblin? lol)
Guy (just so boring)
Hank (also family name)
Harold
Harry
Herbert
Horace
Hugh
Jerry
Jim
Justine
Kitty (cute nn for a child with the name of Katherine)
Laura (yawn)
Loti
Mabel
Mamie
Margaret
Masha
Nan
Natacha (maybe Natasha)
Pierre
Randolph
Raymond
Ruth
Sergius: Not fun to say. Sounds like a disease.
Simone: Slippery.
Susan: Whiny and controlling.
Wade
Walter
Valentine (LOVE Valentina though)

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Like:
Benjamin
Billy (nn for William, also a fond family name)
Diane (family name, but I prefer Diana by a lot)
Elsie: Seems unsubstantial and cow-like but it's also Mrs. Hughes on Downton Abbey so I have a fond spot for it.
Emily: Too popular and bland but still has a pretty sound.
Ezra: A creep on a GP show I used to watch that made me tired of it. But I have a thing for "z's"
Georgia: The only George name I like.
Grigory: Fun to say.
Gus: I like this as a nn for Gustavio.
Jack: Boring these days but all right
Jane: LOVE. I don't get Plain Jane at all.
Jedidiah: Biblical but kind of fun to say.
Jimmy: As a nn for James
John: Strong, though kinda boring.
Johnny: Good nn.
Leo: I associate it with lions and fire. Good imagery.
Lydia: LOVE.
Mary: Decent.
Matilda: A little tired but I still like it.
Oliver: VERY tired but Ollie is cute.
Phillip: Prefer Philip.
Phoebe: Fun to say.
Sammy: Cute for Samuel or Samantha. Or even just Sam, I suppose.
Sara: Prefer Sarah.
Silas: Seems like a villain's name.
Tom: Family name. Strong.