Please help me narrow down our ridiculously long name lists

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Sorry - I know it’s long, but we’re a little while off yet. The gender will be a surprise. Already have an Ezra (was less common at the time).

I don’t think many are too ‘out there’, but I appreciate definitely not to everyone’s taste.

Also absolutely open to suggestions.

We would prefer a more uncommon name, though I appreciate some I have listed are used regularly.

Zala
Melody
Callie (Calliope)
Indigo
Rosa
Mali
Athena
Honey
Talulah
Mabel
Malin
Juliet
Amara
Juniper
Amaya
Alanis
Olympia
Elodie
Primrose
Ophelia
Oriella
Adeline
Celeste
Viola

Elio
Koa
Cassius
Rowan
Zander
Jesse
Sonny
Matheo
Ari
Remy
Abel
Marlo
Sully
Emory
Cody
Kobe
Emil
Casper
Arlen
Emrys
Saint
Aven
Robin
Teo
Thierry
Marley

Like or love
Melody, Calliope, Indigo, Rosa, Athena, Mabel, Juliet, Juniper, Olympia and Elodie

Like or love
Jesse, Remy, Cody, Emil. Casper, Emrys, Robin and Thierry

names that are fine, but not liking it: Marley, Arlen, Kobe, Sully, Abel, Ari, Matheo, Zander, Rowan, Cassius, Elio, Viola, Celeste, Adeline, Ophelia, Primrose and Amaya.

If I were you, I would choose, Juliet, Olympia, Calliope, Mabel, Emil, Remy, Emrys, Robin and Thierry.

other suggestions
Caspian, Gaspar, Lucian/Lucius, Percy, Valerian, Elias, Hermes, Igor, Ansel, Ashton, Rafferty, Orson, Bernard, Jeremy, Nestor, Declan, Desmond, Edmund, Jory
Paola, Eloise, Frances, Leilani, Noelani, Noelia, Sabina/Sabrina (both from diff. myths), Gwen, Idony/Idunn, Danae, Rebecca, Ondine, Amoret

Some really lovely names.
I have a 13 year old daughter called Melody.

For me, I'd have to take off every name that has a similar sounding ending to Ezra. Like Ezra and Casper, Ezra and Zala. They sound very rhyme-y, I like a different sounding ending for siblings.
You'd drop a lot of names and narrow down your girl list by doing that.

I feel the same about same first initials. I wouldn't want a pattern. So all the E names would be out.

How do you feel about nicknames? Will Adeline be turned into Addy or something like that? I'd hate that. Sometimes it's unavoidable, but I don't like a "silly" shortening of a full name.

Ezra and Matheo.
Ezra and Juliet.
Both a lovely fit.

Not very helpful but I really like your list! I like Elodie, Melody, Juliet, Amara, Amaya. Matheo and Rowan are both nice.

Please don’t name a child Honey, or Saint.

Rosa or Juliet
Jesse or Theo (with an h, NOT Teo)

Girls

Love - Callie, Mali, Mabel, Amara, Amaya, Adeline

Like a lot -Rosa, Juliet, Juniper, Elodie

Quite like - Zala, Melody, Indigo, Athena, Talulah, Celeste, Viola

Ok - Malin, Alanis, Olympia, Ophelia, Primrose, Oriella

Really dislike - Honey

Boys

Love - Rowan, Kobe,

Like a lot - Elio, Zander, Cody, Casper, Aven, Robin

Quite like - Koa, Remy, Abel, Sully, Emil, Arlen, Emrys, Teo

Ok - Cassius, Jesse, Sonny, Matheo, Ari, Marlo, Emory, Thierry, Marley

Really dislike - Saint

Zala - Zay-la or Za-la? Seems made up
Melody - no. Will be Mel
Callie (Calliope) - Calliope is a bit too much
Indigo - no
Rosa- yes
Mali - Ma-li or Mally?
Athena - ok
Honey - no, use i for a golden retriever or a hamster
Talulah - too frilly. and it's usually Tallulah
Mabel - not keen, frumpy
Malin - better than Dogger, I suppose
Juliet -pretty but I don't like it said as Julie-ette
Amara - no
Juniper - save it for a pet rabbit
Amaya - too vowelly and nothingy
Alanis - ironic?
Olympia - too much
Elodie - too vowelly and nothingy. Will be Ellie
Primrose - too prim
Ophelia - too tragic
Oriella - sounnds like a shopping centre
Adeline - Add a line...
Celeste - sounds like a contraceptive pill
Viola - s/he rapes in Spanish

Elio - nothingy
Koa - no
Cassius - ok
Rowan - ok
Zander - ugly fish
Jesse - you big jessie
Sonny - nickname
Matheo - Matteo is better
Ari - sounds like it's short for something
Remy - ratatouille
Abel - ok
Marlo - awful. Marlow? Malo?
Sully - Monsters Inc.
Emory - nail file
Cody - not keen
Kobe - beef
Emil - nice but close to Emily
Casper - ok
Arlen - not sure
Emrys - very Welsh
Saint - No. Guaranteed to be a PITA
Aven - Ayven or Avven?
Robin - yes
Teo - too many Theos
Thierry - ok if French
Marley - A Christmas Carol,labrador

Rosa, Juliet
Robin, Rowan, Cassius or Xander

Primrose, Honey and Tallulah are twee. You can delete them off your list.

I'd go for Juliet for a girl, and Robin for a boy.

Eta or Calliope (Callie)

If I had to choose one from each list, I would pick Athena and Rowan.

Zala- Too much like Nala which every third dog is called
Melody- Pretty
Callie (Calliope)- Beautiful
Indigo- I like this on boys and girl's
Rosa- Pretty
Mali- Interesting place, I don’t like it as a ñame
Athena- Beautiful
Honey- Nooo very much in Princess or Angel territory
Talulah- Tallulah I love
Mabel- Pretty, a bit simple.
Malin- Reminds me of the marlin fish.
Juliet- Lovely prefer Juliette
Amara- Pretty
Juniper- Pretty
Amaya- Pretty but this and Amara are relatively popular in a few differ cultures
Alanis- Love
Olympia- Also love
Elodie- Don’t like & overused
Primrose- Adorable
Ophelia- Lovely
Oriella- Prefer Ophelia
Adeline- I prefer Emmeline
Celeste- Pretty
Viola- Pretty

Elio- Too matchy with Ezra & also don’t like it
Koa- Very modern sounding, not my taste
Cassius- Pretty
Rowan- Pretty
Zander- Hate this one
Jesse- Bit american
Sonny- Even more american
Matheo- Is ok
Ari- I like the sound, wouldnt put it on the BC
Remy- I like this as a nickname
Abel- Very pretty
Marlo- Don’t like the sound
Sully- Big blue and purple guy
Emory- Emery board (nail file)
Cody- American
Kobe- Big shoes
Emil- Pretty but too matchy with Ezra
Casper- Love
Arlen- Don’t like it
Emrys- It’s pretty but I wouldn’t use it outside of Wales though
Saint - Noooo Saint West
Aven- Avon
Robin- Really like
Teo- Too close to Theo
Thierry- It’s a nice name, wouldn’t use it
Marley- Dogs name/ I’ve met two DC with this name both girls.

I love a lot on your list but ones I like and fit with Ezra-

mabel
callie
ophelia
juniper

remy
casper
jesse

The only names that jump out of your list are Alanis and Remy for me.

Thank you all so much.

Top three from your girls - Mabel, Juliet and Celeste
Avoid - Primrose and Honey. Primrose I could maybe get on board with but it's probably just a bit too much, and Honey is a no for a full grown woman.
Top three from the boys - Emil, Robin and Cassius (great names all).
Avoid - Saint, because of that awful Kanye, but also because no-one can carry that off.
Zander (but yes to Xander, short for Alexander)

Avoid Honey, I like a lot of the others though!

From your list, Rosa and Rowan.
Would also add Sabina and Joseph.

The ones I would consider using from your lists are as follows:

Rosa
Athena
Juliet
Elodie
Ophelia
Oriella
Viola

Matheo
Remy
Abel
Emil
Emrys
Robin
Teo
Thierry

Of these I would say Oriella Juliet and Emil Matheo would be my choices, but are you taking care to check that names from other countries are not dated? I have a feeling Thierry is, for example.

Callie / Calliope
Malin
Juliet

Jesse
Caspar
Rowan

Zala - ok but everyone will think it’s Zara
Melody - no because Mel is awful
Callie (Calliope) - love it - also Cassie/Cassia
Indigo - no because Indie is naff
Rosa - nice but overdone
Mali - what? No
Athena - lovely, becoming more popular - I do think it will become a Disney princess name and be ruined like Aurora, so I wouldn’t
Honey - it’s a bit wet, and a bit porn name
Talulah - I quite like it but it’s marnite
Mabel - it’s fine, but v popular 29 years ago
Malin - love it, also Mirren
Juliet - v nice, getting quite popular
Amara - random Disney princess. No
Juniper - small dog. No
Amaya - see amara. No
Alanis - ok, v 90s throwback
Olympia - I love it but tough to pull off
Elodie - pretty but she will be yet another Ellie
Primrose - no no no horribly wet
Ophelia - too tragic. Octavia maybe?
Oriella - see Amara. No
Adeline - ok, popular ish Adela and Adelaide are nicer
Celeste - I quite like it but it’s a brand of the pill - Cecile instead?
Viola - I like it

Elio - this is just silly
Koa - see above
Cassius - nice, but prefer Cassian
Rowan - v nice, lots of Roman/Robin/Rowan and Rorys around though
Zander - eh, it’s a bit Tim nice but dim, I’d at least give him Alexander as a full name ,
Jesse - love it
Sonny - not as a full name, sounds like you can’t be arsed
Matheo - Matthias is nicer
Ari - Ok but people will hear Harry in an estuary accent
Remy - 60 year old French bloke
Abel - nice
Marlo - smarmy
Sully - silly
Emory - high school musical, no
Cody - ditto. Corin?
Kobe - is it a kind of fish?
Emil - not a fan
Casper - nice but it’s usually Caspar in the Uk
Arlen - sounds like a minor LOR character
Emrys - only if you’re Welsh
Saint - no, he’s either a crim or a hooker

Aven - I think it’s made up but sounds like a girls name
Robin - fine but prefer it for girls
Teo - people will call him Theo
Thierry - using the French version of Terry does not alter it being a terrible name
Marley - it’s a naughty boys name

My cousin is called Rowan and people never know if it’s Row-an or Roe-an pronunciation

I'm a fan of Juniper and Amaya for a girl. Rowan and Robin for a boy. Very much not a fan of the rest.

My favourites are:
Indigo, Rosa, Juliet, Juniper
Cassius, Rowan, Cody, Robin

What about Calla, instead of Callie/Calliope?

I love Melody and Elodie but with an Ezra, probably would avoid the same initials.

The pronunciation is the same to me?? Row-an (row like (a pretty pink) bow) and Roe-an (roe like doe, a deer)

From your list I like:
Rosa
Mabel
Elodie
Primrose

Rowan
Sonny
Matheo
Robin

My favourites are Rosa and Robin.

My name is on your list, it’s never on a list 😂