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These could pass as names: (* means I like the name)
Acacia
Amber*
Amethyst*
Apple
Aspen*
Autumn*
Azure*
Beryl
Blue
Briar*
Brook
Bryony*
Cadence*
Calypso
Canna
Chance
Cherish
Cherry
Chrysanthemum
Cinnamon
Clover
Dahlia
Daisy*
Destiny*
Diamond

A few of these are on my guilty pleasures list.

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I think these are usable:

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Acacia
Alchemy
Amaranth
Amber
Amethyst
Amnesty
Ametrine
Apple
Arrow
Aspen
Autumn
Azure
Belladonna
Beryl
Blessing
Briar
Brook
Bryony
Cadence
Calypso
Cedar
Celandine
Cerulean
Chance
Cherish
Chrysanthemum
Cinnamon
Coriander
Cricket - cute nickname
Dahlia
Daisy
Destiny
Dream

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I think these shouldn't be used on children:

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Adore - nice meaning, but sounds like "a door"
Allure
Amanita - sounds like "a man-eater"!
Apprentice
Asphodel
Avenue
Bliss
Blue - some colour names are nice, this is just boring
Bluebell
Butterfly
Calico - a cats name
Candle
Canna
Caory
Celestial
Chalet
Chanterelle
Chardonnay
Chateau
Cherry
Cinnabar
Clemency
Clover - a cows name
Daffodil
Day - not awful, just boring
Defiance - asking for trouble!
Deuce
Diamond
Dolphin
Dust - dirty and gross

I love
Aspen
Chance

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I like
Amber
Amethyst
Autumn
Brook
Calypso
Cricket
Daisy
Diamond

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The others I wouldn't use for a child name.

I think the following could pass as names, and I put a star next to those I like:

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Acacia*
Amanita- It's used for a character in a TV show named Sense8 and I think it sounds pretty on her.
Amaranth
Amber
Amethyst
Aspen*
Autumn
Beryl
Briar*
Brook
Bryony
Cadence
Calypso
Chance
Clemency
Clover
Dahlia*
Daisy*
Destiny

Acacia: I don't like it, but it could definitely work. You could even use Casey for a nn.
Adore: A door.
Alchemy: Ugly word, not namey at all.
Allure: Stick a bill in her G-string and call it a night.
Amanita (a genus of mushrooms) Poisonous mushrooms too, from what I hear. Just use ANita.
Amaranth: That nth just looks ugly, like it ought to be Amarantha, or just Amara.
Amber: Beautiful.
Amethyst: Not the nicest of jewel names.
Ametrine (a type of quartz) It sounds more like some kind of enzyme in food.
Amnesty: Ugly sound.
Apple: Dumb. I don't care if Gwyneth Paltrow did use it; she's dumb too.
Apprentice: You're fired.
Arrow: And her brother Bow.
Aspen: Not a fan.
Asphodel: Very 1990's goth.
Autumn: Gorgeous.
Avenue: Dumb.
Azure: Pretty color but not a very pretty sound.
Belladonna: I briefly rode the school bus with a girl who later became a famous porn star calling herself Belladonna. It's very theatrical and tacky. Her sister should be Amanita.
Beryl: Very old British woman. Sounds like barrel.
Blessing: A bit too desperate.
Bliss: Manages to seem tacky and old-ladyish at the same time.
Blue: Seems like every dumb celebrity is sticking Blue or Bleu or Blu onto their kids. It's a name for a dog, if you can't think of something better.
Bluebell: And this is a name for a My Little Pony.
Briar: Ugly sound, ugly image.
Brook: It really needs that e on the end; add it and it's fine.
Bryony: Doesn't look nice and any possible pronunciation sounds unattractive.
Butterfly: "Miss Scarlett, I don't know nothin' bout birthin' no babies!"
Cadence: Kind of ridiculous.
Calico: Cutesy, like a stuffed cat.
Calypso: Might make a fun pet's name.
Candle: Seems very random and silly.
Canna: Pretty flower but not a real good name.
Caory: No idea what this is supposed to be or how it's said, but it first made me wonder if it was cowrie, like the shell. In any case, the cow sound is off-putting. Cori is better.
Cedar: Not a name.
Celandine: Overdone.
Celestial: Like Blessing, it's just too desperately calling attention to itself.

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Passable:
Acacia -I know someone named this. Her nickname is Casey. I like it
Amaranth
Ametrine (a type of quartz)
Aspen -I used to like this more. It's the name of a character in a YA dystopian novel
Autumn -I do like this
Belladonna -sounds nice, and could go by Bella, but the actual associations make it unusable
Beryl
Cadence -I actually like this one. Sounds a bit like Candace
Briar- Makes me think of sleeping beauty (Briar Rose)
Calypso
Canna
Cedar-I know a lot of Cedars but I don't really like it
Celandine -this is actually quite pretty
Cerulean -not awful
Bryony -not bad
Clemency -I tend to like virtue names. But I would far prefer Mercy
Dahlia- makes me think of Delila. It's okay
Daisy- I like this one
Cricket- the name of a character on the tv show Hart of Dixie, so it seems slightly less weird to me

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Dislike:
Adore
Alchemy
Allure- sounds like a stripper name
Amanita (a genus of mushrooms)- just no.
Amethyst
Amber -it's been commonly used in the past, but I really don't like it
Amnesty
Apple -didn't a celebrity name her daughter this?
Apprentice -terrible, especially given the current political climate
Arrow
Asphodel
Avenue
Azure
Blessing
Bliss
Blue
Bluebell
Brook
Butterfly
Calico
Candle
Celestial
Chalet
Chance
Chanterelle -again with the mushrooms
Caory
Chardonnay -I'm strongly against naming children after wine
Chateau
Cherish
Cherry
Chrysanthemum
Cinnabar
Cinnamon
Clover -sounds too much like rover
Coriander
Daffodil
Day
Defiance
Destiny -sounds like a stripper name, in my opinion
Deuce
Diamond
Dolphin
Dream
Dust -why?