Nova

[Shemozzle]

What is your first impression? Other than Vauxhall? What kind of parent would use the name do you think?

[PurpleDaisies]

I'm afraid my first impression is the car.

I don't like it at all. I would guess a "crunchy" mum might use this sort of name.

[OhFuds]

Reminds me of Teen Mom on MTV.

[crje]

American mom
Not keen on it.

[Loyly]

I don't like it. I've only once heard of a 'Nova', I think - one of the babies on MTV's reality show Teen Mom.

[AnchorDownDeepBreath]

Teen Mom has a Nova, I believe.

I thought of that, and then the car. No real opinion on who would name their child that... I'm not sure you can judge anyone on the names of their children!

[FreezerBird]

I have a good friend called Nova, she'd be 40ish.

So she's my first impression - ferociously intelligent, hilarious and a very accomplished surfer.

[skyyequake]

I think its nice

The only assumption I would be making about you is that you're not keen on conventional names

(I've never watched Teen Mom)

[Ginger4justice]

My first impression is that it's a superhero I'd be surprised if he doesn't pop up in a film soon, they are cycling through the characters fairly quickly.

[Seekingmiracles]

I can't believe how many people watch Teen Mom!!
I really like the name but can't get past the car.

[softboiledeggs]

I really like it, it's hard to find a name with no other associations...actually it's probably impossible either bad or good.

[Honeybee79]

I would think of the car first!

[Drquin]

I remember a Marketing lecturer telling us about the importance of understanding the meaning of names in other languages, if it's an international product. She said "Nova" can be roughly interpreted as "doesn't go" in French (and probably others). Which, for a car, isn't such a great line!

Hence why UK Novas became Corsas eventually .........

Because I'm so used to hearing it in relation to cars, I'd tend not to think of "Nova" as a person's name.

[KenDoddsDadsDog]

I've only ever met one and she's lovely .
The only other one I've heard of is teen mom but I don't associate it with Americams.

[AngharadTheSplendid]

What about Neva?

Natalia Vodianova has one... I think it means Snow?

[AlmaMartyr]

I know an adult Nova and she is awesome. I'd go for it.

[PaperdollCartoon]

I like it. I knew sisters once called Aura and Mars and this fits in with that. Though Nova is also mine and DPs future dogs name.

[user1471734618]

I used to look after a horse called Nova - cannot really move on from that. If you like it, use it.

[FairyAccess]

I quite it. I though of a SuperNova not the car or anything else.

[GiddyOnZackHunt]

My first thought was the female lurve of Scooby Doo in Crystal Cove.

[tararabumdeay]

The name of a distant cousin who was a stunning baby and became an extremely clever woman. She'll be about 40 now.

[BlossomHillOne]

It is the name of an inter-uterine coil.

[HeartsTrumpDiamonds]

It was Spanish not French.

Please no.

[ABCFamily]

It's my dog's name, so I think of her first.

Her and the other four-legged Nova that we regularly meet in the park.

[scrivette]

I immediately thought 'won't go'

[meltedbrieonmyknee]

It's a well known radio station in Australia