long list needs narrowing

Marlow - no
Alina - no
Maeve - maybe
Lucy - yes
Zorah - absolutely not
Tess - yes, as a diminutive for a longer name
Adalia - no
Lyris - nooooo
Cassandra - maybe
Harper - no
Helena - yes!
Dawn - yes
Mica - no
Viola - yes
Hazel - yes
Larissa - no
Katie (Catherine on bc) - yes!
Alyssa - no
Jolene - no (Dolly P)

Some good ones here OP - bit of a mixed bag! Yes to:

Maeve (with reservations, as I suspect it’s going to be faddy)
Lucy
Tess (but much prefer Tessa)
Cassandra
Helena
Viola
Hazel
and Catherine, but not Katie.

Favourites are Viola, Hazel and Helena - all lovely.

Marlow no
Alina no
Maeve yes
Lucy no
Zorah no
Tess no
Adalia no
Lyris no
Cassandra no
Harper no

Helena no
Dawn no
Mica no
Viola yes
Hazel yes
Larissa no
Katie (Catherine on bc) no
Alyssa no
Jolene no

Marlow - no
Alina - no
Maeve - yes
Lucy - yes
Zorah - yes
Tess - yes
Adalia - yes
Lyris - no
Cassandra - no
Harper - no
Helena - yes
Dawn - no
Mica - yes
Viola - yes
Hazel - yes
Larissa - no
Katie (Catherine on bc) - yes
Alyssa - yes
Jolene - yes

Marlow No
Alina No
Maeve Yes
Lucy Yes
Zorah No
Tess No
Adalia No
Lyris No
Cassandra No
Harper No
Helena No
Dawn No
Mica No
Viola Yes
Hazel Yes
Larissa No
Katie (Catherine on bc) No
Alyssa No
Jolene No

Marlow NO
Alina NO
Maeve YES
Lucy YES
Zorah YES
Tess YES
Adalia NO
Lyris NO
Cassandra YES
Harper NO
Helena YES
Dawn NO
Mica NO
Viola NO
Hazel YES
Larissa YES
Katie (Catherine on bc) YES
Alyssa NO
Jolene NO

Marlow - town in Bucks. No. Nice town, shit name.
Alina - no
Maeve - no
Lucy - lovely but very popular
Zorah - ok
Tess - love it
Adalia - awful
Lyris - weird
Cassandra - not my taste but nowt wrong with it
Harper - no
Helena - prefer Helen
Dawn - up at the crack of, morning has broken
Mica - mineral
Viola - ok
Hazel -ok
Larissa - not my taste but not bad
Katie (Catherine on bc) - ok
Alyssa - ok
Jolene - Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Tess is the clear winner

Marlow - yes
Alina - yes
Maeve - yes
Lucy - yes but it is a bit plain
Zorah - no
Tess - yes!
Adalia - no
Lyris - no
Cassandra - no but love cassie/cassia
Harper - yes
Helena - no
Dawn - no
Mica - no
Viola - no but I like violet
Hazel - yes
Larissa - no
Katie (Catherine on bc) - no
Alyssa - hmm not sure. I guess this is a yes
Jolene - no

Marlow - NO
Alina - no
Maeve -yes
Lucy - yes
Zorah - no
Tess - NO
Adalia - no
Lyris - no
Cassandra - yes
Harper - no
Helena - no
Dawn - NO
Mica - no
Viola - no
Hazel - yes
Larissa - yes
Katie (Catherine on bc) - no
Alyssa - no
Jolene - no

There is certainly a lot of variety on that list!

Marlow NO
Alina NO
Maeve NO
Lucy YES
Zorah NO
Tess YES
Adalia NO
Lyris NO
Cassandra YES
Harper NO
Helena NO
Dawn NO
Mica NO
Viola NO
Hazel YES (favourite on list)
Larissa NO
Katie (Catherine on bc) YES but Katie for Katherine / Katharine.
Alyssa NO
Jolene NO (unless her beauty is beyond compare )

Marlow - No
Alina -Yes
Maeve -Yes
Lucy - No
Zorah -No
Tess -Yes
Adalia - Maybe
Lyris -No
Cassandra- Yes
Harper -No
Helena -Yes
Dawn- No
Mica- No
Viola- Yes
Hazel - Maybe
Larissa - Yes
Katie (Catherine on bc) - Catherine's a Yes
Alyssa - Maybe
Jolene -No

Marlow no
Alina. No
Maeve. Yes
Lucy. Yrs
Zorah. No
Tess. No
Adalia. No
Lyris. No
Cassandra. Yes
Harper. No
Helena. No
Dawn. No
Mica. Yes
Viola. No
Hazel. No
Larissa. No
Katie (Catherine on bc)yes
Alyssa. No
Jolene. No

Marlow no
Alina maybe
Maeve no
Lucy yes
Zorah yes
Tess yes
Adalia no
Lyris no
Cassandra yes
Harper no
Helena yes
Dawn yes
Mica no - it's a type of rock mineral?!
Viola - no
Hazel - yes
Larissa - maybe
Katie (Catherine on bc) - yes
Alyssa - no
Jolene - yes

Viola, Helena, Cassandra.

I would ditch the rest.

Marlow - LOVE. Prefer the Marlowe spelling.
Alina - no
Maeve - yes also like very much
Lucy - no, too bland.
Zorah - not to my taste
Tess- it’s ok
Adalia- no
Lyris- no
Cassandra- no
Harper - I like it
Helena- no
Dawn - no
Mica- not too sure how this is pronounced?
Viola - no
Hazel- love love love it
Larissa -no
Katie (Catherine on bc)- no no no
Alyssa- no
Jolene-I love the song but no.

Katie (Catherine on bc) Yes
Alyssa No
Jolene No

Marlow No
Alina No
Maeve No
Lucy Yes
Zorah No
Tess No
Adalia No
Lyris No
Cassandra Yes
Harper No
Helena Yes
Dawn No
Mica No
Viola No
Hazel Yes
Larissa No
Katie (Catherine on bc)
Alyssa
Jolene

Marlow no
Alina no
Maeve yes
Lucy yes
Zorah no
Tess yes
Adalia no
Lyris no
Cassandra no
Harper no
Helena no
Dawn yes
Mica no
Viola no
Hazel yes
Larissa yes
Katie (Catherine on bc) yes
Alyssa no
Jolene yes

I only like Tess and Catherine.

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Marlow - definitely not
Alina - no
Maeve - yes
Lucy - yes
Zorah - no
Tess - YES!
Adalia - no
Lyris - no
Cassandra - no
Harper - no
Helena - yes
Dawn - no
Mica - no
Viola - yes
Hazel - no
Larissa - maybe
Katie (Catherine on bc) - like Catherine and Kate not Katie
Alyssa - no
Jolene - no

Marlow- NO
Alina- no
Maeve- no
Lucy- no
Zorah- yes
Tess- yes
Adalia- neither yes nor no
Lyris- no
Cassandra- no
Harper - no
Helena- yes
Dawn - yes
Mica- no
Viola- no
Hazel- YES
Larissa- no
Katie (Catherine on bc)- Katie no Catherine yes
Alyssa- no
Jolene- no

Cassandra
Helena
Hazel
Catherine
^ beautiful names
The rest are meh, none are offensive

Marlow no
Alina yes
Maeve yes
Lucy yes
Zorah no
Tess no
Adalia yes
Lyris no
Cassandra no
Harper yes
Helena yes
Dawn no
Mica no
Viola yes
Hazel yes
Larissa no
Katie (Catherine on bc) yes
Alyssa yes
Jolene no

*bits is DYAC for boys called this

Marlow - no (only know bits called thus)
Alina - maybe
Maeve - yes
Lucy - yes
Zorah - no
Tess - no (nn, not standalone)
Adalia - definitely no
Lyris - no
Cassandra - yes
Harper - no
Helena - maybe
Dawn - no
Mica - no
Viola - yes
Hazel - no
Larissa - yes
Katie (Catherine on bc) - yes
Alyssa - no
Jolene - no (but now I have an earworm!)