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Could you give me your thoughts on these.... thanks

Polly
Nevina
Winter
Helena
Merryn
Perla
Heidi
Octavia

Dominic
Xavier
Finley
Edward
Fletcher
Philip
James

Helena, Heidi and Merryn would be my choices from your girls list.
Dominic and Finley from the boys.

Heidi and Fletcher

I absolutely love Perla & Helena, I find them pretty but not too frilly. Edward & Finley are my favourites from the boys.

None of the girls names and not the first two boys names.

Helena and James are both classic, lovely names.

Hmm although Winter is very very pretty (twinkling, sparkles, snow, gnarled bare tree branches) it's also very very cold which makes it cool but I'm still not sure. I think my faves are Nevina, Helena Merryn and Heidi then basically all of the boys names.

Helena
Heidi
James
Edward nn Freddie

I love Polly, Winter, Helena, Dominic, Edward and James.

Least favourites are Nevina and Fletcher.

Of your girls names I like Merryn - thats lovely. Of your boys list Dominic is a fantastic name IMO

Lots of nice names there, I especially like Merryn and Edward.

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Polly - I really like Polly. I dislike Molly and Holly but Polly feels fresher
Nevina - I've never heard this before but I really dislike it.
Winter - I like this
Helena - I like this
Merryn - I LOVE this
Perla - sounds like underwear. Pearl is much nicer
Heidi - I'm not a fan
Octavia - it's ok. A bit too flowery

Dominic - lovely
Xavier - lovely
Finley - nice but popular
Edward - nice
Fletcher - really dislike this
Philip - boring
James - dull

I would go for Merryn (or as a distant second Helena) or Xavier (or Dominic)

Polly - love it, classic but underused
Nevina - don’t like it
Winter - ok but others better
Helena - pretty and classic
Merryn - don’t think I’ve heard it before? Alright I think
Perla - too much like the underwear
Heidi - lovely
Octavia - fab, was on our list, though is quite a lot of name to carry

Dominic - nice and not overused
Xavier - nice pronounced the proper French way if you’re French, but mostly pronounced wrong
Finley - fine but very popular
Edward - classic, there’s 1000 Ted’s around here though if you were considering that as a nickname
Fletcher - nope, not a fan of surnames as first names
Philip - classic but not used much, quite like it but wouldn’t choose it
James - nicest of the lot, I don’t think I know any James’ under 25

Nevina? Is it a name?

With the exception of Perla and Fletcher I like your other names.

Polly is my favourite from the girls names

I love James, Edward and Finley from the boys.

Polly - like a lot
Nevina - scottish. Nevin-a or Nev-eena
Winter - no
Helena - yes but quite popular, prefer Helen
Merryn - not keen
Perla - underwear?
Heidi - 'Hi, like it
Octavia - Skoda

Polly or Heidi

Dominic - big bad Dom
Xavier - like it bu some say Ex-avier
Finley - too popular, a bit wet sounding
Edward - ok, no to Teddy or Ned as nn
Fletcher - no
Philip - fine
James - fine

James or Philip

Polly
Helena
Octavia

Dominic
James
Finley

Perla = knickers.
Nevina= sounds like you are making up names to be original
Fletcher=a surname. I know this is a popular concept, but it's unnecessary and makes me wince.
Finley - isn't Finlay the spelling?
Merryn- quite sweet, but sounds made up. Is it? Apologies if I have that wrong.
Octavia- not keen on the sounds.
Heidi, Helena ( Hell-a-na or He -layn-a?) Polly- yes to any of them.
Dominic-yes
Xavier- only if it fits culturally, lots of opportunities for mispronunciation, but pretty cool for a teenager/adult
Philip - haven't come across a child called that for years, but not objectionable
James and Edward yes. But consider what nicknames ( if any) would be acceptable to you - eg I like Ted/Teddy but not Ed/Eddie.

Merryn and Xavier

Remember -you asked!!

Polly - cute but fine for a teen/adult too

Nevina - don't like it
Winter - nope dislike seasons,trees,fruit etc
Helena -dated, not classic
Merryn - unattractive
Perla - nope
Heidi - so dated
Octavia - pretentious

Dominic - nope disliked before Cummings
Xavier nope
Finley - good
Edward -Eddie - good
Fletcher - nope Fletch
Philip -dated
James- over used

Have twins - boy Fin & a girl polly!

I actually really like Polly too. I just checked the website "Behind The Name" to get a sense of how well the name is received. Polly has a 57% rating.

To put it into perspective
Lily = 77%
Kelly = 74%
Lucy = 80%
Tilly = 76%
Bonnie = 78%
Cherry = 68%
Ellie = 78%
Molly = 78%
Shelly = 69%

So why is Polly only 57%? Am I missing something...it seems so low for such a lovely name.

Polly- really like
Nevin- never heard of it, really don't like
Winter- one of my pet hates
Helena- like it, how would you pronounce it?
Merryn- not my favourite
Perla- la perla underwear, Pearl is much better
Heidi- it's ok
Octavia- nope

Dominic--really like
Xavier- I like it but you will get various pronunciations
Finley- really don't like
Edward--really really love it 😍
Fletcher- nope
Philip- wouldn't have thought of it but quite like
James- really like

Hope it helps

I like Polly, Helena and Merryn a lot.

I dislike all the other girls' names.

Boys' names are all fine, except for Fletcher.

Polly - I quite like it
Nevina - a new one to me, people would probably get it wrong a lot
Winter - feels more like a boy's name to me for some reason
Helena - quite nice although I slightly prefer just plain Helen
Merryn - interesting and friendly sounding
Perla - don't like this, it feels a bit "rock star's daughter"
Heidi - nice and under-used
Octavia - not awful but not really my thing, sounds a bit upper-class

Dominic - nice, traditional but not too popular
Xavier - not my thing and there are too many pronunciations
Finley - nice, slightly prefer the spelling Finlay
Edward - sounds solid and dependable, not very exciting
Fletcher - surnamey names are not really my thing but it's not the worst
Philip - similar feel to Edward
James - really love it

Merryn and Edward are my absolute favourites!

Polly - no, too cutesy and ‘nursery rhymey’
Nevina - no, sounds made up and a bit cheap
Winter - beautiful for a mn; too chilly for a first!
Helena - classic, timeless, elegant
Merryn - very nice; a ‘happy’ name
Perla - underwear brand; Pearl is much nicer
Heidi - fine but unexciting
Octavia - too stereotypically upper class

Dominic - used to quite like it; now can’t get beyond Cummings
Xavier - nice but will face pronunciation issues
Finley - massively overdone
Edward - nice solid classic
Fletcher - OK; not really my taste
Philip - will come back eventually but still feels dated and a bit weak to me
James - fine but uninspiring

So Helena or Merryn for me (with Winter as a mn option) and Edward or Xavier for a boy.