Too many names for my fantasy series

Writers' Corner
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I’m planning and writing an epic fantasy, romance and adventure series and I just have too many names swirling around. I need help getting rid of names that are boring and or don’t work and then combining similar names that have the same feel. I’ll start off with girls name, as I really do have loads.

Most of them do have stories, hopes, dreams and a role, I just left that out for space reasons and so it it doesn’t influence the names too much. But if you are interested, I will share more.

[name_f]Hazel[/name_f] (one of the main characters)
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] (also one of the main characters)
Elpis
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]
Dulciebelle
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]
Elisaria
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] or [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
Polyxenia
[name_f]Hebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]’ mostly
[name_f]Danica[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
Sisters called [name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_f]Lux[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Astraia[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] always called [name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]

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I can’t make many suggestions; I don’t see a whole lot of repetition. A lot of distinctive images even though your style comes across clearly, which I really like about this list.

Maybe the whittling down has to come naturally, as you see what you use and you discard? It never hurts to have extra material stored away somewhere.

I would choose between [name_f]Clarabella[/name_f] and Dulciebelle (which I’m partial to just for its quirkiness).

[name_f]Roxana[/name_f], [name_f]Viviana[/name_f] and [name_f]Luciana[/name_f] also feel a little too close phonetically, and the images to me all suggest the same kind of character.

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Thank you!

You were very helpful. I am more fond of Dulciebelle, and [name_f]Viviana[/name_f] so that’s helped me narrow down the names a bit. And I’ve got a bit more of a fresh head.