Opinions on these names needed

[winterembers]

Girls:

Francine
Rusty
Esmé
Melody
Mercy
Alpha
Dulcie

Boys:

Boaz
Peter
Victor
Cri spin
Guy
Brenton

The only name I like from either list is Esme.

I like Francine, Esme and Dulcie and Peter and Victor

francine and peter only two from the lists that i like sorry.

I like Esme Melordy and Dulcie

And Crispin

Francine -- Don't like, prefer Frances
Rusty -- NO; this is a dog's name or a nn for someone with red hair.
Esmé -- Like a lot
Melody -- OK
Mercy -- No, prefer Mercedes
Alpha -- No, prefer Aphra. Alpha is too like emergency personnel-speak, Alfa Romeo, alpha dog, alphabet, etc.
Dulcie -- Like

Boaz -- Like a lot
Peter -- Love
Victor -- Like
Crispin -- OK
Guy -- OK
Brenton -- NO, much prefer Brendan

So, names I like are Esme and Dulcie for girls, and Boaz, Peter and Victor for boys.

Francine Ok
Rusty Absolutely not
Esmé Nice
Melody Ok
Mercy No
Alpha Noooooo
Dulcie Awful

Boys:

Boaz Awful
Peter Ok but bland
Victor No
Cri spin Ok
Guy No
Brenton No

Francine - no, but Frances is lovely
Rusty - no no no
Esmé - I LOVE this
Melody - no
Mercy - no
Alpha - this is pretty vile I'm afraid
Dulcie - no, not good

Boys:

Boaz - terrible
Peter - fine, but I oddly really don't like Pete as nn
Victor - fine, I know 2, but neither are English, so an odd choice if its not for a non-English cultural background reason
Crispin - Ok, but a bit pretentious... Tristan is marginally better
Guy - meh
Brenton - no - maybe go for Brendan?

Poncy, in a word. Sums up both lists.
(You do want honest reactions, right?).
That said, I would be happy to hear a new baby called Mercy, Francine, Peter or Guy. I feel meh or worse about the others.

I really like Francine, Esmé and Dulcie from your girls list.

From your boys list, I particularly like Victor and Crispin.

I've never come across Alpha or Brenton, so don't really have a strong view on those two.

irls:

Francine could grow on me. It's sweet. I like Franny or Fran as a NN =, too.
Rusty reminds me of the grotty teenage son in those Chevy Chase films...name escapes me.
Esmé - not keen. Really popular right now in various forms and just not a nice name imo.
Melody - poncy.
Mercy - sweet, but sounds quite religious. I have a very Catholic great aunt called Mercy.
Alpha - beyond awful. Aphra is a nice name, however. As in Aphra Benn.
Dulcie - dreadful
hate all your boyds names with a passion. Sorry to be brutal. Brenton is particularly vile.

Love Esme and Boaz

Girls:

Francine - Like it, but much prefer Frances
Rusty - Awful
Esmé - Quite like
Melody - Not sure about this one, it might grow on me
Mercy - Don't like
Alpha- Awful
Dulcie - No

Boys:

Boaz - No
Peter - Lovely name
Victor - Like
Crispin - Don't like
Guy - Don't like
Brenton - No

I'd go for Francine and Peter

Francine is quite nice, and I like Esme.
Rusty, Alpha and Dulcie are awful.
Really dislike all of the boys .

Not Rusty.

I like Esme (but getting popular) and Melody from your girls' list, but none from your boys list.

esme only one ok ish but haven't seen it with an accent before. It's my sister and my niece's middle name.

guy if I reeeally had to pick a boy name from the list.

I like Francine best

And Victor, Crispin and Peter from the boys list.

I like Peter - it's a great name and deserves a come back. I also know a v nice Crispin, and have a nephew Victor. (However - do not do what his mother did and call his brother Oscar. she has two more boys and I refer to them as Tango and Foxtrot).

Out of the girls - only Esme - which for some reason was massively popular in Newcastle around the early-mid 90s - DD of a friend of mine was one of three Esmes in her class. Melody is, if my own DDs are correct, a Barbie-movie name - or no ang on, it's the daughter of Disney's Ariel - the little Mermaid rides again (or swims again. or something).

People are very harsh aren't they! But you said you wanted honest opinions so here are mine:

Francine - lovely, unusual, also like Frances.
Rusty - ooh no, I wouldn't. sounds like a dog's name. also what about the meaning? not good I'm afraid.
Esmé - so popular now, in an off-putting way, but a lovely name.
Melody - ok, quite sweet.
Mercy - no, again, think of the meaning? also think of madonna.
Alpha - not good. makes me think of Alpha male.
Dulcie - like this a lot, it's becoming a bit more popular but that's the problem with nice names!

Boys:

Boaz - come again?
Peter - boring
Victor - makes me think of red-faced white-haired train drivers.
Cri spin - don't like it. makes me think of crispy (a suitable brother for rusty?!)
Guy - Love this name. cool. under-used. sexy on an adult (not sure how it will sit on a cute little boy though)
Brenton - sounds like a surname.

Francine I like very much. Esme is pretty but depending on where you live, could be two a penny - likewise Dulcie.

Mercy might be OK if you're seriously RC.

Melody is pretty.

I rather like Peter, Guy is cooler though.

Alpha looks like a misspelling (of Aphra perhaps).

How do you pronounce "Boaz"? Does it rhyme with "nose"? In which case no - brings to mind "Bozo".

I'm a bit about Crispin. It's a bit Ruperty I think, but it could grow on me.

Soooo IM not even remotely HO : Francine or Guy are the way to go.