Please critique my girls shortlist

[Arabesqueenpointe]

Would appreciate opinions on these names; reasons for likes/dislikes would be helpful.
thank you

Augusta
Thomasina
Enid
Rosamund(e)
Cecilia
Agatha
Beatrix
Arabel
Margot

I don't like boys names made into girls names myself (along with boys names that are also girls' names), so that's Augusta and Thomasina.

I really like Agatha, lovely old-fashioned English name you can spell and say. Ditto Ceclia (also Cecily). Hah! That's a female Cecil isn't it! hoist by me own petard there!

Arabel and Margot - a bit exotic for me. Beatrix I like and Rosamund - I wanted Rosa after Rosa Luxembourg but DH vetoed (can't remember why).

Enid mnakes me think of the MN-er - is that good or bad

Thomasina> sounds pretty

Rosamund(e) and Margot are lovely!

Augusta - too old lady

Thomasina - horrible. Sounds ridiculous as a female version of Thomas. And what would the nn be? Tom?

Enid - I love this name. It's very special and pretty. Nothing wrong with Enid Blyton, either.

Rosamund(e) - not so keen. Rose or Rosa are nice.

Cecilia - I think this is a beautiful and elegant name. And timeless, too.

Agatha - hmmm, again a bit too old lady.

Beatrix - I prefer Beatrice.

Arabel - no. should be Arabella but it sounds too much like a Disney princess name.

Margot - this is quite cool but I'd prefer Marguerite.

Have you got a bit of a writers' theme going on here I wonder?

They're very hard names (with a bit of an author theme, am I correct? Enid Blyton, Rosamund Pilcher, Cecilia Ahern, Agatha Chrisie, Beatrix Potter...?)

I prefer Rosa to Rosamund, Arabella to Arabel, and Erin to Enid. If I had to choose it'd be Beatrix or maybe Cecilia. Thomasina is awful though!

Just seen this and wonder if you remember and have enjoyed 'Arabel's Raven' as much as I did! Hence your choice? I love this name for that reason as much as any other.

Anyone remember the Bernard Cribbens (?) serialisation on Jackanory???

I know a Margaux rather than Margot (after the wine apparently but v cool family and girl).

I love Agatha like all your choices bar Thomasina and Augusta. Love Annabella and Arabella on the Arabel theme.

Like Thomasina a lot, also like Agatha, but prefer Agnes, Rosamund is lovely

Augusta I really like, Cecilia I quite like. Not keen on the others TBH.

I like everything except Enid, which lacks any grace or elegance or attractiveness, imo.

They're all good, strong names!

Augusta - cool, but ugly diminutives ('Gussie')

Thomasina - sounds a bit like a cat. Will inevitably be Tom or Tommy - not necessarily a bad thing, but 'Thomasina' will so be the 'Sunday' name no-one ever uses (I know a couple of Teddies nee Theodora...)

Enid - nope, this one's ugly. Edith now...

Rosamund(e) - gorgeous, 'rose of the world'
Cecilia - nice but quite popular

Agatha - takes no prisoners! . Severe but potentially very cool
Beatrix - unobjectionable
Arabel - it does sound like you've missed the end off Arabella. Arbella?
Margot - no, too 70s. Its time has not yet come.

I'd go for Rosamund or Agatha.