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As is discussed in the column I just posted in Name Facts, Daphne is NOT an 18th century name in English speaking countries unless you are talking about slaves and their descendants in English speaking colonies in the Americas. :)

Eve Rebekah
Eva Gabrielle
Elizabeth Regina
Mary Lucinda
Mariah Patience
Miriam Larissa
Georgia Catherine
Esther Adeline
Lena Dolly
Millicent Hallie
Millie Georgiana
Clara Genevieve
Margot Adele
Rose Priscilla
Rachel Agnes
Lucy Rebecca
Jane Sabrina
Polly Roxana
Molly Aurora
Sarah Madeline
Louisa Abigail
Phoebe Love
Keziah Emmeline
Violet Susannah
Adelaide Ethel
Ada Florence
Katie Gabriella
Nancy Emma
Hannah Lois
Cora Josephine
Ruth Peninnah
Jemima Comfort
Stella Bridget
Arabella Naomi
Magdalena Harmony
Martha Loveday
Amelia Elise
Vashti Celeste
Clementine Willa
Matilda Louise
Ruby Johanna
Mercy Dorcas
Charity Laura
Liberty Ursula
Pearl Isabella
Primrose Olivia
Rosemary Junia
Charlotte Dove
Nellie Tabitha
Mabel Anna
Lily Beatrice
Blossom Eliza
Flora Beatrix
Amy Caroline
Hadassah Grace
Olive Sophia
Daphne Keturah
Fern Zipporah
Daisy Kate
Lydia Thankful
Edith Veronica
Chloe Roxanne
Zoe Hope

Aurelia Beatrix
Sophronia Pearl
Pandora Lily
Matilda Ruby
Roxana Violet
Clara Josephine

Full marks for variety! I divided the list into sections of ten (except the last one), and chose two names from each section. They appear in UPPERCASE for ease of reading. To quote the Cat In The Hat, thank you for a lot of fun!

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Eve / Eva
Elizabeth / Eliza / Elise
Mary / Maria / Marie / Mariah / Miriam
Georgia / Georgina / Georgiana
Dorothy / Dorothea / Dolly
Esther / Ester / Hester
Philadelphia / Delphia
Mehitabel / Mehetabel
Harriet / Henrietta / Hallie
Ellen / Helen / Helena / Lena
Millicent / Millie / Mildred
GEORGINA DOROTHY
HARRIET EVA

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Cecilia / Cecily / Celia / Cecile
Claire / Clare / Clarissa / Clara / Klara
Margaret / Margret / Greta
Marguerite / Margot / Margery
Laura / Laurentina / Laurelia
Geneva / Genevieve
Rosanna / Rosella / Rose
Rosalinda / Linda
Rebecca / Rebekah
Rachel / Rachael
CECILY MARGARET
LAURA CLARE

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Roxana / Roxanne
Cordelia / Delia
Lucy / Lucia
Jane / Jean / Jeanne / Janet / Joan
Polly / Molly
Hettie / Hattie
Sarah / Sally
Louisa / Louise
Phoebe / Phebe
Keziah / Kizzy
LUCY ROXANNE
DELIA JANET

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Sybil / Sybilla
Sylvia / Silvia
Sabra / Sabrina
Love / Loveday
Viola / Violet
Adele / Adelaide
Ada / Adaline / Adeline
Madaline / Madeline
Emma / Emmaline / Emmeline
Catherine / Catarina / Catrina
SYLVIA ADELE
CATHERINE SYBIL

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Kate / Katie / Kitty
Keren / Kerenhappuch
Veronica / Verona / Verena
Angela / Angelica / Angelique
Jacobina / Jobyna
Ruhama / Ruhamah
Gabriella / Gabrielle
Christina / Christiana
Marian / Mariana / Marianna / Marianne
Julia / Juliana / Julianna / Julianne
MARIANNE JULIA
CHRISTIANA KEREN

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Anna / Ann / Anne / Annette / Nancy
Susan / Susannah
Hannah
Phyllis
Lois
Irena
Cora
Larissa
Bridget
Bedelia
BRIDGET ANNE
SUSANNAH LOIS

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Fidelia
Barbara / Barbary
Penelope / Penny
Peninnah
Delilah
Jemima
Amanda
Alta
Andrea
Augusta
PENELOPE BARBARA
JEMIMA FIDELIA

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Aurelia
Lucretia
Stella
Ursula
Camilla
Priscilla
Drusilla
Isabella
Arabella
Araminta
STELLA LUCRETIA
CAMILLA AURELIA

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Artemisia
Magdalena
Martha
Marcia
Abigail
Amelia
Regina
Sabina
Cynthia

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Irena Octavia
Sybilla Jean
Luna Theodosia
Klara Jerusha
Celestine Blanche

I like long first names with quirky middle names or short first names with longer middles so most of the following combos will follow these patterns.

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Jemima Loveday
Tabitha Morning
Agatha Primrose (one of my favorite combos)
Daphne Patience
Susanna Joyce
Matilda Fern
Edith Blossom
Antonia Lily
Celeste Regina (a take on Babar's Queen Celeste)
Euphemia Pearl
Philippa Dove
Polly Clementine
Eugenia Comfort
Charlotte Rosemary
Calista Hope
Eve Rosamond
Ada Josephine
Hannah Penelope
Millicent Rose
Veronica Lucy
Genevieve Claire
Ruth Seraphina
Ruby Marianna

This message was edited 4/9/2024, 12:42 PM

Marguerite Loveday
Gillian Susannah
Penelope Aurelia
Corinthia Remember
Damaris Elizabeth
Marianne Genevieve
Celestine Harmony
Angelique Octavia
Primrose Zipporah
Beatrix Sophronia
Rosemary Mehitabel
Daphne Mourning
Millicent Flora
Ophelia Temperance
Charlotte Wilhelmina
Eulalia Josephine
Araminta Hester
Drusilla Pearl
Lucinda Julianne
Stella Grace

This message was edited 4/9/2024, 12:40 PM

I grabbed a couple dozen that I like and paired them off:

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Mahalia Jean
Ada Melinda
Dora Liberty
Laurentina Ruth
Calista Claire
Sophia Olive
Mariah Easter
Edith Hannah
Sybil Joanna
Julia Ruhama
Kitty Geneva
Claudia Amy