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These could pass as names: (* means I like the name)
Ebony
Eden*
Ember*
Epiphany
Faith*
Felicity*
Fern
Genista
Grace*
Harmony*
Haven
Hazel*
Heather*
Heaven
Holly*
Hope*
Hunter*
Hyacinth*
Indigo
Ivy*
Jade*
Jasper*
Jewel*
Journey
Juniper*
Justice
Kestrel
Liberty
Lily*
Linden
Linnet
Lyric*
Magnolia
Marigold
Melody*
Memory
Miracle
Opal

I love word names! I like these a lot:

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Easter
Eden
Emerald
Evergreen
Favor
Garland
Grace
Haven
Honour
Hope
Indigo
Jonquil
Kestrel
Liberty
Linden
Lyric
Marigold

I think these are usable:

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Ebony
Echo
Eclipse
Eden
Ember
Emerald
Epiphany
Eternity
Ever
Fable
Faith
Fancy - as a nickname
Felicity
Fern
Glade
Glory
Grace
Harmony
Haven
Hazel
Heart
Heather
Holly
Honour
Hope
Hunter
Hyacinth
Indigo
Ivory
Ivy
Jade
Jasper
Jazz - as a nickname
Jet
Jewel
Jonquil
Journey
Juniper
Justice
Kestrel
Lavender
Liberty
Lily
Linden
Linnet
Lotus
Lyric
Madrigal
Magnolia
Mahogany
Mandolin
Marigold
Melody
Mercury
Meridian
Minuet
Miracle
Ocean
Oleander
Opal

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I don't think these are usable:

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Easter
Eglantine
Elf
Essence
Evergreen
Favor
Firefly
Flame
Frost
Galaxy
Garland
Genista
Heaven
Heavenly
Integrity
Jubilation - Jubilee is ok
Labyrinth
Locket
Materia
Meadow
Memory
Midnight
Millennia
Moon
Morning
Oracle
Orchid

I love
Eden
Faith
Felicity
Grace
Harmony
Hope
Hunter
Ivory
Ivy
Lily
Magnolia
Melody
Opal

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I like
Easter
Echo
Ember
Emerald
Fern
Glory
Haven
Heather
Heaven
Indigo
Jade
Jet
Jewel
Lavender
Liberty
Lyric
Marigold
Meadow

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The others I would not use to name a child.

I think the following could pass as names, and I put a star next to those I like:

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Echo*
Eden*
Ember
Emerald
Faith
Felicity*
Fern
Glory
Grace
Harmony
Haven
Hazel
Heather
Heaven
Holly*
Honour
Hope
Hunter
Hyacinth*
Indigo*
Ivy
Jade*
Jasper*
Jazz
Jet
Jewel
Jonquil
Juniper*
Justice
Lavender*
Liberty
Lily*
Linden
Linnet
Magnolia*
Marigold
Meadow
Melody
Opal

Easter: Stick with Esther.
Ebony: This is a beautiful name, but in the US, if you give it to your own kid, she better be black or everybody will laugh at you.
Echo: Quit repeating yourself.
Eclipse: Car. Also, you can't look directly at one.
Eden: Charmless.
Eglantine: Eggy.
Elf: Ugh.
Ember: Stick to Amber.
Emerald: It's got a bit of a charm to it.
Epiphany: It sounds funny, actually.
Essence: Very dated feel, very much a black name, like Ebony. But none of Ebony's beauty.
Eternity: Perfume or maybe an adult diaper.
Ever: Never.
Evergreen: Good name for a senior citizen's social club.
Fable: Silly.
Faith: Pretty.
Fancy: Be nice to the gentlemen, Fancy, and they'll be nice to you.
Favor: Fancy trades a Favor.
Felicity: Goofy sound.
Fern: Very pretty and gentle.
Firefly: It's a very popular music festival here in Delaware. It's dumb as a person's name.
Flame: Yuck.
Frost: Like a milkshake.
Galaxy: Another car name, or an exploding smart phone.
Garland: Kind of okay, in a early 1900's farmer way.
Genista: Sounds like a medical lab.
Glade: Air freshener.
Glory: Much prefer Gloria.
Grace: Okay but tired of hearing it tacked onto names.
Harmony: Never liked.
Haven: Animal shelter or homeless shelter.
Hazel: It's okay.
Heart: And her brother Liver and sister Gallbladder.
Heather: Very nice.
Heaven: Cheap.
Heavenly: Even cheaper.
Holly: Love.
Honour: Hate it.
Hope: Nice.
Hunter: On a guy, it's cool.
Hyacinth: Insufferable.
Indigo: Miserably hippie.
Integrity: Good name for an insurance company.
Ivory: Soap that floats.
Ivy: Cute.
Jade: It's not terrible but it does have a slick, sort of tacky vibe.
Jasper: Hate it.
Jazz: Good name for a dog. Much prefer Jasmine on a person.
Jet: Be a Hollywood hipster and use Jet Blue as a name. Come on, I dare you.
Jewel: Old ladyish.
Jonquil: Honk.
Journey: Irritating eighties band that still gets too much airplay.
Jubilation: Curb your enthusiasm.
Juniper: Loathe it, wish it would go away.
Justice: Never liked.
Kestrel: Ugly.
Labyrinth: Terrible.

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Hi Caprice!

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Names that could work and that I like are...

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Easter (f)
Ebony (f)
Echo (f)
Eclipse (f)
Eglantine (f)
Emerald (m)
Epiphany (f)
Faith (f)
Fern (f)
Firefly (m)
Galaxy (m)
Garland (m)
Grace (f)
Holly (f)
Hunter (m)
Ivory (m)
Jasper (m)
Jazz (m)
Jet (m)
Jonquil (f)
Liberty (f)
Lily (f)
Lotus (m)
Lyric (unisex)
Madrigal (f)
Marigold (f)
Meadow (f)
Melody (f)
Meridian (m)
Midnight (m)
Opal (m)

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Byeeeeeeee

Passable:
Eden -this is growing on me
Eglantine -it's weird but not awful, though I think many would disagree
Epiphany -totally unusable but I like the religious associations
Faith
Felicity -forever associated with the American Girl Doll for me
Grace -this is beautiful
Harmony
Haven -a guilty pleasure
Fern -for some reason I like this
Hazel -like it
Heather -like it
Holly -I know a lot of Hollys
Hope
Hunter -so ordinary now
Hyacinth
Ivy
Jasper -too associated with Twilight
Jonquil
Juniper -love it
Justice
Lavender -too associated with the Harry Potter character
Liberty -I know several Libertys. Libby is a nice nn option
Lily -see Lavender
Linden -interesting
Linnet
Magnolia -like it
Melody -could be worse
Oleander -I kind of like it
Opal

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Dislike:
Easter -I do like Pascale / Pascale though.
Ebony
Echo
Eclipse
Elf
Ember -sounds like a hipster alternative for Amber
Emerald
Essence
Eternity
Ever
Evergreen
Fable
Fancy

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