Local Quiz Help Please - Christian Names

[lancashirelass]

All the answers are Christian names, both girls and boys, no letters given.
1. Scratched
2. Self motivated
3. Black fish
4. Early Frenchmen
5. Rare precious stone
6. Highly prized gem
7. Draft of proposed act
8. An award of excellence
9. Call sign

I find 5 & 6 confusing as there are some answers which could be used for both ie ruby, pearl etc.

Thanks for any help

[Baldric]

9, ROGER

[Baldric]

or CHARLIE, JULIET, MIKE, OSCAR or VICTOR

[Baldric]

3, MOLLY

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poecilia_sphenops

[grasscarp]

7. Bill

[Bella28]

5 possibly Ruby

[grasscarp]

1. Mark?

[TheOtherHalf]

I was just gonna say Ruby for 5
8 could be Oscar

[Baldric]

5, AMBER, BERYL, JADE or RUBY

[TheOtherHalf]

1 Mark

[lancashirelass]

Thanks for your help up to now, Mark is the answer to another clue in the quiz.

[grasscarp]

1. Claude ? (clawed)

[Bella28]

5 baldric might be right with Beryl as red beryl is rare

[TheOtherHalf]

4 Frank (franc)

[grasscarp]

2 Rose?

[grasscarp]

4. Frank (early frenchmen were Franks)

[grasscarp]

8 Victor ? (Victor laudorum)

[lancashirelass]

Thanks to you all for your help

[Salty]

9. Monica? (moniker)

[mallyh]

5 rosetta
6 ruby

[grasscarp]

or even Handel for 9