Thoughts on my list please and further suggestions

I love Ava and Albert

Robin - pretty but I prefer it spelt Robyn
Ruby - pretty nice, a previous poster claimed it was dated yet all the rubys I know are young?
Rosie - overused, much prefer Rosa or Rosemary
Ivy - gorgeous, completely understand it’s popularity
Ava - also very nice and understand why it’s popular
Jasmine - lovely
Ada - meh, but Ida is really nice
Mary - would be kind of refreshing to see the name on a baby, but at the same time it’s a bit boring
Nora - not my cup of tea, hasn’t got a nice sound

Rex - makes me think of a tiny dog
Otto - makes me think of otters
Albert - nice but a bit formal and old fashioned for a baby, Albie is cute though
Maximilian - always thought this name was cool, not a massive fan of max however
Gower - it’s a surname to me
Henry - funnily enough I’m just watching a Henry VIII documentary right now, the name isn’t bad though
Rafi - would have to be short for Rafael, which I love
Rafiq - not bad
Beau - really lovely

Suggestions:
Arlette
Cora
Enya
Elsie
Hazel
Isadora
Jada
Lavender
Liviana
Lois
Lorelei
Mabel
Opal
Pandora
Rhoda

Alaric
Arlo
Asher
Calix
Cymbeline
Enzo
Leon
Olivier
Otis
Remy
Ulysses
Zion

My favourites are Ivy and Henry.

Archie gets a definite No from me

Penelope - dislike, and so common now too
Mary - lovely, sweet!
Robin - nice and strong name, but spelled Robyn for a girl - otherwise she will keep having to explain/correct people she's a girl!

Wilfred - dislike
Rex - sounds like a dog's name to me
Arthur - nice enough
Archie - the Sussexes

Beau is nice. Wilfred is quite sweet.

Not Archie!

I don't have any strong feelings about the girls' name selection, but I also thought the female form of Robin was Robyn.

Merry, rather than Mary?

Penelope - ok but too long
Mary - like
Robin - ok but a bit too unisex

Wilfred - something or someone puts me off it
Rex - ok but it's a bit of a dog's name
Arthur - very popular

Also like

Edwin
Arthur
William - (Bill)
Gene

I like

Robyn
Ruby
Rosie
Ava
Jasmine

Otto
Max

Gower's unusual - not sure about it.
Prefer Harry to Henry.

Maybe add Emerald, Rafferty and Finn to your list.

My son goes to school with a girl called Rafi, it's her full name. We also have Red, (I love!!!) Railey, Boe, Leigh, Bodhi, Cassius, Idris. I still think beau ( for either sex) or ivy and Remi or Billie, Matilde, Eloias maybe?

Robin - quite like, love nn Bobby, but still feels a bit 80s / 90s, like Amber
Ruby - ok, reminds me of Scarlett
Rosie - prefer Rosa
Ivy - nice, quite trendy
Ava - lovely, v popular
Jasmine - nice, but will be shortened to Jazz
Ada - ove
Mary - dull
Nora - love, prefer Norah

Rex - I know two, not keen
Otto - nope
Albert - nooo... very old man
Maximilian - ok
Gower - peninsula
Henry - nice
Rafi - meh
Rafiq - nope
Beau - what if he isn't?

I love Rafi and the full version is an Arabic name - Rafiq which means friend. So I think that’s also nice. I’m not Arabic but Laila and Jasmine are both Arabic names which often get mentioned on here without culture coming up so why would Rafiq be weird?

@OP, Laila is arabic, Jasmine isn't. Laila means night and Jasmine is a flower. Rafiq meant companion or friend but in the context of friend of Islam.

Laila, despite being arabic will disappear into the Lila, Lyra, Lily, Isla type names but Rafiq is used pretty much excusively by muslims.

I think people would expect a Rafiq to be a muslim or have arab heritage.

Robin - ok
Ruby -ok, a bit dated now?
Rosie - no
Ivy - no
Ava - overused
Jasmine - no
Ada - overused
Mary - good
Nora - good

Rex - only for dogs
Otto - no
Albert - good
Maximilian - Max is ok, I find the full thing a bit of a mouthful!
Gower - peninsula
Henry - good
Rafi - sounds like a nn for Raphael
Rafiq - i would assume you're Asian but none of your other names fit this genre?
Beau - awful

Robin - ok, but I know several men called Robin
Ruby - ok, but not one I'd pick
Rosie - nice, popular
Ivy - dislike
Ava - thoroughly dislike
Jasmine - like
Ada - not keen
Mary - like
Nora - not keen

Rex - ok but
Otto - not keen
Albert - not keen
Maximilian - Max is nice
Gower - it's a place name not a person's name
Henry - fine
Rafi - no
Rafiq - yes if muslim
Beau - no

Robin - Love it - on my list but maybe with the Robyn spelling
Ruby - Reminds me of badly behaved dogs (I used to work in dog rescue)
Rosie - Cute, but much prefer Rosa
Ivy - Had it on my list for previous DD but glad I didn;t use it as it's everywhere now
Ava - Nice but popular
Jasmine - Nice
Ada - Nice but popular
Mary - OK... I've got a thing for the Scottish version Mairi (but the poor thing would have issues with spelling her whole life)
Nora - Like but might prefer with an "h" on the end

Rex - YES YES YES! Would love to call a future DS this
Otto - Not sure. Think I like it
Albert - Nah
Maximilian - Bit glitzy. How about Maxim, Maxton,
Gower - I can see the appeal, but also see why others think its a bit weird.
Henry - Nah - boring.
Rafi - Maybe
Rafiq - No
Beau - No

What about Sylvie, Rowan, Raya, Cora, Marla, Nessa, Remi

or

Roscoe, Baxter, Chester, Remy, Griffin?

[quote Invisiblewoman1]@GemmaRuby I just find it interesting that for some names it’s ok to use without the cultural background of the names origin but others it’s odd.[/quote]
I think it’s to do with popularity, but I suppose someone has to be the first non-Muslim person to use it before it becomes popular for non-Muslims.

I do actually like Rafiq, going to add it to my middle name list for imaginary future DS (I have Muslim heritage).

My actual DS’s name is on your list so we share some similar tastes. Another name we considered is Jasper

Love Gene. It’s one of my favourites.

I like Ruby and Ada from your girls list.

Suggestions:

Daphne
Rosalie
Maeve
Niamh
Erin

Franklin
Sidney
Edward/Ted
Patrick
Lewis

Robin a bit old fashioned and more a boys name to me, but it sounds nice and would make a good middle name
Ruby love this and it's become more underused recently
Rosie far too common and not serious enough for an adult 'rosie and jim' tune in my head
Ivy love this
Ava will date terribly which is a shame as it's a good name
Jasmine will get confused with Yasmin
Ada a bit ugly
Mary far too religious
Nora ugly

Rex a dog's name
Otto sounds like a car
Albert Victoria
Maximilian max on its own is ok, the full version is pretentious
Gower sounds like shower
Henry killed his wives
Rafi Raphael is fine
Rafiq only if to reflect your culture
Beau nice

Jasmine is a flower (Yasmin is an Arabic name).
I take your point about Laila - it seems to have transitioned from a Muslim name to popular western name.

However I do think it would be unusual to use Rafiq if you have no Arabic or Muslim heritage. Obviously there’s no rule to say you can’t - but don’t be surprised that people think it’s an odd decision.

Rosie or mary
Henry

Have you thought about Robert for a boy?