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Girls:
Eleanor "Ella" - Don't like Eleanor, screams old lady to me. Ella's getting popular, but I like it better than Nora.
Eleanor "Nora"- see above
Eleanor "Ellie" - see above
Rowan - name of a college near me, blah
Lorelei - can't bring myself to bash
Lily - a little cutesy
Aurora "Rory" - see Lorelei
Grace - nice, but kind of plan
Natalie - don't harbor too much resentment for so can't say much
Virginia "Ginny" - like Ginny ... not a fan of Virginia
Leah - hate Leah ... really do
Caroline - see Lorelei and Aurora
Emma - loved it, but now you can't throw a stone without hitting an Emma
Anna - Love Anna, but kind of plain
Catherine "Kate" - Katherine is better if you're going to use Kate.
Kennedy - No.
Irina - Like Irina

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Boys:
Harry - eh ... the Harry Potter connection may have ruined it
Michael - ok ... overused
William "Will" - Love William ... not so much Will
Lucas "Luke" - my uncle's old dog's name
James - love James ...nothing bad to say
John "Jack" - John's kind of bland, I like Jack
Aaron - eh
Samuel "Sam" - eh on Samuel, kind of old man sounding, like Sam
Hayden - No.
Ronald "Ron" - ok ... not a fan
Alexander "Alex" - see James
Holden - Caufield. Great book, not so great role model
Maxwell "Max" - makes me think of coffee
Christopher - eh
Cooper - reminds me of the old show, Hanging with Mr. Cooper