Rate these names please

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Charles
Albert
Alexander
Edward
Richard
Christopher
Louis
Barnabas
Theodore
Arthur
Ernest
Henry
Hermes (like Greek God...)
Augustine
Anthony
Jonathan

You can rate them from 1-10. Opinions and thoughts are really welcome! Please help.

I can handle the honesty. Thank you in advance!

I'll tell you which ones I personally don't like:
Hermes - too much
Augustine - too saintly
Ernest - seriously ugly
Barnabas - religious

And the ones I like best:
Jonathan
Alexander
Christopher
Edward

The rest are OK too, all good classic names.

Most are pretty inoffensive, solid names. I like Alexander (but it is pretty popular).

Hermes - I wouldn't inflict this. Most people with associate with a scrappy delivery company, or silk scarves, no matter the classical origins. Pronunciation also likely to be an issue. Also just doesn't sound very nice.

Augustine is pretty grand. Hard to picture a child/normal adult rather than a corpulent emperor in a toga. But it would depend what circles you move in.

Scrappy = crappy

I only like Louis

I don’t like Barnabas, Ernest, Hermes or Augustine

Hermes & Augustine get a huge NO from me.

Alexander Arthur Theodore & Louis are already hugely popular.

Charles with nn Charlie has been in top ten names for years.

Albert Henry & Ernest are a bit too Grandad for me, but others like them.

My favourites are Jonathan & Barnabas.
What about Bartholomew or Laurence?

Hermes and Augustine would be a big no from me.
Others all fine names.

Top two equals:
I like alexander - I'd shorten to Xander (zander)
Like Albert (Bertie)
Theodore
Albert
Christopher
Rest I dont mind all similar
Bottoms:
Richard
Hermes - I call my delivery man mr Hermes so no way.:
Barnabas, Augustine no, too religious.

Albert
Ernest
Barnabas (Barney)
Louis
Christopher (Kit)
Charles
Arthur - would be too for me if not as popular - love Arty as nn
Henry
Edward
Theodore - only lower due to popularity
Richard
Alexander
Augustin
Hermes (like Greek God...)
Jonathan
Anthony

Charles. 1/10
Albert 1/10. Although i quite like Albie.
Alexander 10/10 (love this)
Edward 1/10
Christopher 9/10
Louis 9/10
Theodore 4/10
Richard 10/10
Arthur 0/10 Really despise this. I honestly don’t understand the hype.
Henry 1/10
Augustine I like the sound of it but it seems very effeminate. I think it’s the Tine sound
Jonathan 1/10
Anthony 6/10
Hermes 1/10 (delivery)
Earnest 1/10 Earnie is cute though.
Barnabas 1/10

Charles - cute but not a fan of Charlie 2/10
Albert - meh not a fan of Albie 1/10
Alexander - classic 8/10
Edward - classic bit not fond of nn Eddie 7/10
Richard - bit of a blah name 5/10
Christopher - a favourite of mine 8/10
Louis - classic again 7/10
Barnabas - has a friend called this nn Barney growing up 9/10'
Theodore - over used in my area 4/10
Arthur - cute 7/10
Ernest - makes me thing if my great uncle not one of those "old" names I see making a come back 3/10
Henry - bias as I have one and he's the best 10/10
Hermes (like Greek God...) different ... not sure I'd like Hermy as a nn 2/10
Augustine - the classics / historian in me loves this 6/10
Anthony - meh 2/10
Jonathan - underused these days! 6/10

Charles 5/10
Albert 6/10
Alexander 9/10
Edward 9/10
Richard 8/10
Christopher 7/10 - higher if Kit is nn.
Louis 8/10
Barnabas 2/10
Theodore 8/10
Arthur 4/10
Ernest 2/10
Henry 7/10
Hermes (like Greek God...) 1/10
Augustine 2/10 - higher if called Gus
Anthony 1/10
Jonathan 9/10

Charles 3/10
Albert 0/10
Alexander 1/10
Edward 6/10
Richard 5/10
Christopher 5/10
Louis 5/10
Barnabas 0/10
Theodore 8/10
Arthur 1/10
Ernest 0/10
Henry 8/10
Hermes (like Greek God...) -10/10
Augustine 0/10
Anthony 6/10
Jonathan 6/10

Charles: okay, but a bit overdone in some cirlces
Albert: great, especially Bertie
Alexander: great, lots of possible nicknames
Edward: prefer Edmund
Richard: nice, once knew a Richard who was called Dickon
Christopher: love it, lots of great nicknames and it's not overly used
Louis: too often used
Barnabas: like it a lot
Theodore: over used, especially Theo and Teddy
Arthur: nice but sadly overused in some circles
Ernest: even though it's important to be him I've never liked it or Ernie
Henry: overly used
Hermes (like Greek God...): too often thought of for silk scarves instead of Mythology
Augustine: like it a lot, Gus/Guster is a great nickname
Anthony: eh, so-so. I've never liked Tony much, prefer Antony
Jonathan: not bad, Jon a bit boring though.

Charles - love
Albert- love
Alexander - love
Edward - love
Richard - like but nn Dick off putting
Christopher - love and love nn Kit
Louis - love
Barnabas - love Barnaby
Theodore - love
Arthur - love
Ernest - ok
Henry - love
Hermes (like Greek God...) - dislike
Augustine - no horrible
Anthony - ok
Jonathan - ok ish

From your list I like Christopher, Henry and Ernest and Louis.

Charles 3/10 Posh old man name
Albert 0/10 although Albie us cute
Alexander - 5/10 too many Alexs
Edward - 3/10 boring
Richard - 2/10 dont like any nn
Christopher - 3/10 )like in full but not Chros or Kit
Louis - 7/10 I like it
Barnabas - 1/10 prefer Barnaby
Theodore - 8/10 like Theo
Arthur - 4/10 meh
Ernest - 0/10
Henry - 3/10
Hermes (like Greek God...) 0/10
Augustine 0/10
Anthony 0/10
Jonathan 0/10

I love Alexander, Arthur, Henry and Jonathan, and like Albert, Edward, Christopher and Barnabas. I don’t mind Charles, Richard, Ernest, Augustine, Anthony and Hermes, but I dislike Louis and Theodore.

Charles - yes
Albert - no
Alexander - will be Alex.
Edward - fine but too many Teddys
Richard - ok
Christopher - ok, but Kit is overused.
Louis - ok, Royal baby
Barnabas - yes. Prefer Barnaby.
Theodore - dislike
Arthur - fine
Ernest - no (The Importance of being Earnest was a play on words as Earnest was slang for Gay; fastest milkcart in the west; Premium bonds)
Henry - ok
Hermes (like Greek God...) - No. More delivery company than luxury leather goods.
Augustine - not keen, Austin is better
Anthony - great but not keen on Ant.
Jonathan - great

Charlie, Barnaby, Jonathan and Anthony are my favourites, in that order. (10, 9, 8, 7 points respectively)

Theodore and Hermes get a mark of 0.

Love: Alexander, Christopher, Theodore
Like: Louis, Jonathan
OK: Charles, Albert, Edward, Anthony
Dislike: Richard, Barnabas, Arthur, Henry
Awful: Ernest, Hermes, Augustine

Of the Loves, Theodore is my favourite (10/10 - love Theo on its own as well), then Alexander (9/10 - Alex for nn), then Christopher (8/10 - Chris for nn).

Thank you everyone! It helps me lot. Still open for more suggestions and opinions.

NO to Richard, Hermes, Augustine.

Tho’ Gus is nice.

Favourites are Edward, Richard, Henry and Johnathan

Not keen Barnabas, Theodore, Ernest or Augustine - feel like mouthfuls

Really don't like Hermes, sorry

Alexander is my absolute fav. But Edward, Henry and Arthur are also nice.

Absolutely hate:
Hermes
Augustine
Barnabas
Theodore

All 'trying too hard' IMO

Also, and I appreciate this is probably just me being weird, but I can't begin to tell you how much I loathe the name Jonathan....

Charles 6
Albert 5 too posh/ try hard
Alexander 5 bit wet
Edward 8 fab but a bit puddingy
Richard 8
Christopher 7 nife but religious
Louis 9 adore it but some say wet
Barnabas 4
Theodore 4 very popular, not sure why
Arthur 5 too posh
Ernest 4 too try hard
Henry 8 lovwly
Hermes (like Greek God...) like parcel delivery
Augustine 2 silly
Anthony 6 bit 70s/80s
Jonathan 7 sensible/strong