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i love Andromache!
i actually want to use it as a mn, Liv Andromache.

Aino? Rhino. I'd go with Aine.
Antoinette is very....busy. And from a historical perspective, Marie Antionette is not a great role model (but hey, I like people who party.)
Ashley is not only a name I find annoying, but I know many Ashleys and hate them all (except Ashley S., but I'm afraid of her.)
If Britney equals Britney Spears, and Britney Spears is vomit, is Britney vomit?
Cleopatra would no doubt be a popular name if it was used more often, but history and the Greeks sorta own this one.
Ginger is adorable, and reminds me of Ginger Rogers.
Mary is simple and pretty, but not my favorite. Plain.

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Ariel is beautiful, but will always be womans name to me. I also hate the immediate thought of the Little Mermaid that comes to mind (that movie ruined Ursula too.)
Jacques is nice, but I, guiltily, prefer Jack.
Johannes? Mmmmmmmmm not for me, but respectable.
Ville is nice, but A.) Children would turn into "vile", "villain" or "willy", B) Reminds me of the kid Mary Kay LeTourneau had sex with, and C) I don't find worth all the trouble it creates

Leilani is cute, but unless you are a Pacific Islander would probably come off as weird. (I could go into a huge rant on local/tourist hostility now, but won't.)

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Liraz is ok, but is close to "lazy". God forbid the child has a lazy eye. I know its not THAT close, but I was a mean child and would probably have coined a nn involving it.

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Loire I can't pronounce and I'm therefore post-poning judgement.

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Cosmo always reminds of Sir Cosmo Duff, or a Cosmopolitan. Connotations of wealth AND alcohol? I feel warm already!

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Delilah, while being quite the greedy little betrayer, is also a beautiful name, like Jezebel. Is that another Bible message? Beauty is evil? I've noticed the Bible does that a lot. Contradicts all over the place and then expects you to understand every aspect with the threat of eternal damnation and hellfire. Well, no offense, but anything that requires an effort that epic is not for me. Anywho, pretty, very pretty.

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Delissa? Really? Why does everybody insist on reinventing the wheel? Now, "del" is an attractive enough way to start a name, like Delia or Delilah, or end it, as with Adele. And "lissa" is quite attractive, what with Clarissa and Melissa. But then come the "spin-offs". Delaney, Delight, Alyssa, Larissa. While often having historical background and offering the promise of something chic and new, it also detracts from the respectability "first" name. But if you GENUINELY love Delissa, I'll give it to you.

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Deloire- see Loire (LAW-ree? LWA? LWAR? lwa-RAY? LAWR? this is really pissing me off.)

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Delroy- Hmm. Very retro, very 1920's, chic, and not as trashy and '50s as Roy. Nice.

I think Acacia, Aspen, Haukea, Imani, Jerome, Joachim and Lala are ugly, but I love the rest.

I like Xanthe and Mildred, but I really hate the rest.

Agathangelos is daring but not achieveing.
Aiden is fabulous doubtless of it's popularity.
Amaterasu has a great story and is a very important Shinto/Japanese figure, and a nice name (nns Amy, Terry, Sue, Amma, Mattie, etc.)
Astrophel sounds way to much like the baby of a psychic to me.
Evangelos is a handsome Greek name, but I'd really have to choose Evan first.
Hayden=vomit.
Nemesis is ok but I'm not a fan of N names and it reminds me of Star Trek.
Phobos, Psyche and Saga are pretty, regardless of conotation.
Silver is cool-modern (though somewhat over the top), but Storm I just can't handle.

Jakarta makes me think of the starving Indonesians I met while visiting there.
Edina is awesome because it reminds me of "Absolutely Fabulous".
Talitha is a prettier form of Tabitha.
Josephine and Sandrine are both magnificent so I don't understand why they are guilty pleasures.

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Hugo I just don't like that much, Hurley and Victor Hugo aside.

Benet reminds me of her too and therefore freaks me out.
Chenoa is ok. Reminds of Brenda Chenowith from Six Feet Under.
Jakirra is weird. It makes me think of a girl I know named Jalexa and Jakarta, Indonesia.
Kama I don't like at all.
Love Pandora. Always will.
Xanthe is fantastic and different.

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Alejandro, Caspian and Theo are awesome.
Aloysius is ugly to me and Denver is not my style.

Pandora - GP
Xanthe - on my list
Aloysius - nice
Caspian - on my list for both genders
Denver - GP, G
Theo as nn for Theodore, on my list

oops

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by same as above i meant i like the meaning of Kama (it was below Chenoa until i added a few)

Lettice is pretty but (as you've probably heard) is dangerously close to lettuce.
Vermillion is adorable and cute (Vera is one of my faves and would make a great nn)
Mauve is cool, though I think Maeve is better.
Lilipur? Never heard of it but it's alright.
Ghislaine (I pron. it ZHEES-layn) is FANTASTIC.
Loveday? Too hippie-dippy/Valentine's Day for me.
Bertille is awesome (like a Bertha Lucille hybrid), and thank God (who I don't believe in either) you don't live in France (Bastille Day)
Florentina (little flower, right?) is GORGEOUS.
Albertine is pretty nice. I don't like Albert or any of its relatives, but I like the pron. ahl-VAIR-teen.
Axelle is also a GP of mine, but Axl Rose sorta killed it for everyone.

Aristodemos is f*&king fabulous. Excuse the language, but sometimes I see a daring and exciting name that is also ultra-cool and very handsome. In fact, my friend Selina's son is named Aristodamien (ah-rees-toe-DAHM-yen) which she says is French but I've never heard of it. But now I guess it's true. Anywho, don't let such a fantastic name be a GP! I wou;d proudly give my child that name (though my dad would FREAK, my mom probably wouldn't even remember).

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PS I'm adding it to my name list.

Cressida and Polymnia I love, I like Phaedra, but Esti and Severn have me sort of in between liking them for being different and disliking them for the phonetical style. So, I am indifferent to them.
Also, I would probably like Laird if it weren't so close to "lard". Sorry. Great choices though! Greek has some of the best names.

Phaedra is on my list. I like Severn because it's connected to my name I like it for both genders.

Trigger? At first I thought it was Tigger. While it is manly, its almost Steven Seagall-Chuck Norris in it's manliness (hairy chest, knows kung-fu, stoic expression.) It reminds me of Tanner taken to the extreme.