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I'm surprised at Thys and Gys, I'd have expected Thijs and Gijs there, which I would like.

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I like Dean, Rein and Siep (although I'd spell it differently).

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Fiep is hopelessly dated and not one ready for a comeback. I can't say I'm crazy about any of the girls names, but Lotte and Lilly are OK. Hope is just confusing bc it's pronounced exactly like the Dutch for 'hope' but spelled differently.

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What is Ieua? It seems like a random combination of vowels...

Siep is my Dad's nn, from the name Sijbe. We've never met another and have no information on the background, meaning, etc. I like it.

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Boris - a favourite for its strength
Burak - sounds like a cross between a donkey and a duck
Dean - another favourite, this time for its gentleness
Feijte - too close to English word 'fate'
Gys - Too close to the English word 'geese'
Julian - I love it as a feminine name
Luke - Too short
Rein - Okay, but not a favourite
Senne - Not sure how to pronounce this one
Thys - Definitely a favourite Dutch name, along with Kees
Anna - Too simple and common
Chayenne - This seems to emphasize the 'ay' rather than the 'enne'. I prefer Cheyenne
Fiep - I prefer Siep
Fleur - I like it as middle name
Hope - Nope. I don't like virtue/character names
Ieua - eye-ah? ee-yah? ee-wah? eye-ee-oo-ah? Don't like any of them!
Lexie - Needs to stay as a nickname
Lilly - Even if I did like it, what's with the extra L?
Lotte - Needs to stay as a nickname
Noes - Sounds like the English word 'nose'
Soukania - Interesting. I could grow to like it if I saw it often enough
Zira - Looks like a nickname

Chayenne is really surprising to see in a Dutch list. This is because I'm assuming it's from the Indigenous American tribe, the Cheyenne, which is also used as a name here sometimes (it sounds pretty, but I've always thought using the actual name of a tribe is a little... er, tacky). Does the family of Chayenne have American roots? Or did the parents just hear the name and like it?

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As for the rest, I like:

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Julian
Luke
Rein
Senne
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Anna
Fleur
Hope

I like Dean, Julian, Luke, Anna, hope and Lily

Soukania is interesting. Possibly Greek roots?