Do your worst

[alessandrae83]

Girls:

Elaina
Evelyn
Grace
Luciana
Alyssa
Elizabeth
Olivia
Ariadne
Emiliana
Evangeline
Frances
Esther
Estelle
Alexandria
Dorothea
Lillian
Marlena
Marianne
Elsa
Genevieve
Helena

Boys:

Edward
Alexander
Theodore
Calvin
Raphael
Finley
Elijah
Isaac
Francis
Patrick
Michael
Alfred

Girls:

Elaina- no, will be mid-spelt
Evelyn - ok, but it will be mis-pronounced
Grace - lovely
Luciana - too frilly
Alyssa - too Little House on the Prairie
Elizabeth - lovely
Olivia - lovely
Ariadne - no, too pretentious
Emiliana - no, even more pretentious
Evangeline - too religious sounding
Frances - lovely, but it may not be pronounced how you like it
Esther - lovely
Estelle - ok
Alexandria - I prefer Alexandra
Dorothea - too Wizard of Oz
Lillian - nice
Marlena - Dietrich
Marianne - ok
Elsa - lovely
Genevieve - not really
Helena - lovely

Boys:

Edward - lovely
Alexander - lovely
Theodore - nice
Calvin - Klein, no
Raphael - Ninja turtles, no
Finley - pet's name
Elijah - ok
Isaac - lovely
Francis - same comment as Frances
Patrick - lovely
Michael - ok
Alfred - burnt cakes, no

Girls:

Ariadne
Esther
Marianne
Genevieve
Helena

Boys:

Alexander
Theodore
Raphael

Elaina- never seen it spelt this way, not keen
Evelyn- very common a few years ago so lots of them in primary schools
Grace- more commonly used as a middle name ime, not a fan
Luciana- quite like this
Alyssa- nope
Elizabeth - nope
Olivia- very very common, think it’s the most popular girls name in the UK
Ariadne- not a fan
Emeliana- never heard of this, not a fan
Evangeline- quite like
Frances- old fashioned but not quite cool yet (may make a come back like some other older names but unsure, I don’t like it)
Esther- Rantzen. Don’t like it (or her )
Estelle- no
Alexandria- will be shortened to Alex or Alexa, not a fan
Dorothea - no way
Lillian - will almost definitely become Lilly which is super common
Marlena- just makes me think of only fools and horses MARLEEEEENE
Marianne- love this
Elsa- frozen
Genevieve- quite like
Helena- big fan

Marianne or Helena for me

Boys:

Edward- my DS’s name so obviously biased but think it’s great
Alexander- always becomes Alex, not a fan
Theodore- common atm and I don’t really like it
Calvin- klein. Not a fan
Raphael- love this
Finley- no
Elijah - ok
Isaac- not bad
Francis - as above with girls Frances really
Patrick - no
Michael - no
Alfred- will become Alfie which is common

Favourites are Edward and Raphael

Elaina
Evangeline
Genevieve

Isaac
Elijah
Patrick

Don't like the others.

Girls:

Elaina no
Evelyn yes
Grace yes
Luciana no
Alyssa no
Elizabeth yes
Olivia no
Ariadne no
Emiliana no
Evangeline no
Frances yes
Esther yes
Estelle no
Alexandria no
Dorothea no
Lillian yes
Marlena no
Marianne yes
Elsa hell no
Genevieve yes
Helena yes

Boys:

Edward yes
Alexander yes
Theodore yes
Calvin pants
Raphael no
Finley yes
Elijah yes
Isaac yes
Francis yes
Patrick yes
Michael yes
Alfred no

Esther
Helena
Estelle
Elsa

Alexander
Theodore
Isaac
Raphael

Sorry, but I really don’t like Michael and Edward.

For girls, I don’t like Olivia (but I love Olive), Marianne or Frances.

Ariadne and Calvin!

For girls, I like

Evelyn
Alyssa
Elizabeth
Frances
Esther
Estelle

For boys,

Edward
Alexander
Elijah
Isaac
Patrick

Some gorgeous names there.

I love
Elaina
Evelyn
Lucia
Olivia
Ariadne
Esther
Alexandra
Lillian
Marlena
Marianne
Helena

Edward
Alexander
Raphael
Elijah
Isaac
Francis
Patrick
Michael

Elaina - No
Evelyn - Nice, but very common and there's the pronunciation debate
Grace - Again, nice but very common (NBC)
Luciana - Bit much for my taste
Alyssa - Quite like, also like Alicia
Elizabeth - Classic, good nicknames
Olivia - NBC
Ariadne - Not keen
Emiliana - Sounds like too many names mushed together
Evangeline - Like this
Frances - No
Esther - Like lots. Common enough that people have heard of it, but not millions of them in a school year.
Estelle - No
Alexandria - I prefer Alexandra, but it has good shortenings
Dorothea - Like.
Lillian - Quite like.
Marlena - No
Marianne - It's ok, a bit 1970's
Elsa - Frozen
Genevieve - Love this
Helena - Love this too

Boys:

Edward - Good strong name
Alexander - Same
Theodore - Don't mind it
Calvin - No
Raphael - Too much
Finley - Don't mind, but all the ones I know are cheeky chappy types
Elijah - Bit too biblical for me
Isaac - String name
Francis - No
Patrick - Quite like
Michael - Too 1970s
Alfred - No

Really like Elaina, Evelyn, Grace, Alyssa, Marlena and Elsa.
Dislike Luciana, Ariadne, Emiliana, Evangeline, Alexandria, Dorothea and Marianne.
Really like Edward, Alexander, Theodore and Finley.
Dislike Calvin, Raphael, Francis and Patrick

Top three favourites:

Ariadne
Frances
Esther

Alexander
Raphael
Finley

Dislike: Elaina - I much prefer Elena or Elaine, which are both very pretty names, with long histories/mythologies. Elaina seems made up.
Luciana, Emiliana, Evangeline, Alexandria all feel a bit "much".

Dislike Calvin from the boy list, due to various associations. The rest are fine.

Girls:

Elaina I like
Evelyn old fashioned boyish
Grace boring
Luciana love this!
Alyssa good
Elizabeth middle name
Olivia sick of them
Ariadne bold
Emiliana good
Evangeline ok
Frances old and boring
Esther oldand boring
Estellei prefer Estella
Alexandria good
Dorothea blue rinse/ wizard of oz
Lillian way too many Lily’s
Marlena no
Marianne ok
Elsa frozen
Genevieve trying too hard
Helena but how to pronounce?

Boys:

Edward awful
Alexander solid
Theodore too trendy
Calvin good
Raphaelonly if you are Italian/ Spanish
Finley ok
Elijah like this
Isaac ugly name
Francis too religious
Patrick no
Michael no
Alfred no

I love Luciana and Ariadne!!

And I love Michael, Francis and Alfred for boys.

The only names I dislike are Elsa, Issac and Finley.

Evelyn. Love
Grace. Love
Elizabeth love
Evangeline love
Frances. Like
Esther. Like
Estelle. Love
Dorothea like
Marianne. Like
Elsa. Like
Genevieve like
Helena. Like

Boys:

Edward. Love
Alexander. Love
Theodore. Love
Elijah like
Alfred. Like

Ariadne and Elijah are my favourites

The only one I don't like from your girls list is Elaina, much prefer Helena which is also on your list (they sound the same to me unless you're pronouncing the latter Helen-Ah?)