Thanks. I have the same feeling about
Elizabeth et al. They're just hard to be excited about. I'm digging
Elspeth at the moment also. And really, my favorite sound would be Elzabet, but
Elsabeth is easier all around. My SIL's name is
Elsa though, so not sure how really usable any of those are without exclusively using a NN that's not "
El" related.
Raquel is my wildcard. She's not one that really "fits" into my taste and the idea of
Roxy terrifies me. But she's so stubborn she insists on sticking around, despite all my reasoning.
Woods was almost Woodland, this month. He's usually
Woodrow but Woods actually feels most natural (no pun intended) coming out of my mouth.... As is Woodsy ;)