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Names that make you go "wow"?

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Giinnybeaulove · 06/05/2020 14:17

Curious post - What names have you heard previously or if you heard them would make you go "wow" (in good way) or a name you'd think was simply sublime? Interested to hear your wow names

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Grufallosfriends · 07/05/2020 15:16

A wow name for me is Elon Musk's recent baby!

Grufallosfriends · 07/05/2020 15:14

I have a Sacha
Sasha tends to be a girl and Sascha tends to be Russian I think

No, the different spellings reflect different languages:

Sacha - French
Sascha - German
Sasha - Russian

They're generally boys names, short for Alexander.

MoneyForOldTurnips · 07/05/2020 12:56

I've always loved Madeleine, Genevieve and Arabella for girls. Malachi is my 'wow' boys name - wasn't brave though though to use for either of my children!

Fleamaker123 · 07/05/2020 10:38

Celestine is my girl wow name. I've only ever met one, well over 30 years ago so it was even more wow then!

Twisique · 07/05/2020 10:12

Euphemia
Octavia
Antonia

Wolfric
Beowulf
Aldric

missmouse101 · 07/05/2020 10:01

When I was 15, I met a baby girl called Phaedra and I adored it!

bridgetreilly · 07/05/2020 09:20

I once knew a Hereward and I still think that's the coolest name ever.

Parsley1234 · 07/05/2020 09:19

I have a Sacha
Sasha tends to be a girl and Sascha tends to be Russian I think
@turnandfacethenamechange I love Lysander

Taddda · 07/05/2020 08:36

Bane & bronson - wow what a pair of awful names, made even worse that there's two

Tom Hardy played both of them, very much a 'Wow' imo....and a 'ooooo' and an 'ahhhh'....Wink

turnandfacethenamechange · 07/05/2020 08:36

Oh I love Lysander too

turnandfacethenamechange · 07/05/2020 08:31

Neighbors DD is called Percy (full name Persephone). I thought it was lovely.

FeedMeSantiago · 07/05/2020 08:30

I knew a Valentina at school, her parents were Greek and Mum and I thought it was a gorgeous name. There was another girl at school called Anastasia, which I love too.

Recent names:
Eilidh
Cordelia
Ffion

Morven is gorgeous, never met one though.

ravenmum · 07/05/2020 08:27

"Sacha" with a "ch" as in "loch", or "Sascha/Sasha", as in the short form of Alexander?

longtimecomin · 07/05/2020 04:15

Amber

Sienna

I liked Boris years ago but less now

Tiffany

Hugo

Angelo

Cleo

Chloe

TKAAHUARTG · 07/05/2020 03:32

Elvis. Huckleberry. Perla

SciFiWoman · 07/05/2020 03:09

Ooh! Christobel... i always wanted this name!!
I was born mid-sixties, so ended up with a very dull name typical of the times!
I was always reading books about girls and ponies/ adventures etc and always wishing for a lovely unusual name... Darrell Rivers (Mallory Towers) was a particular favourite, and an Italian girl that joined our school called Antonia.
I knew an Avril, too, loved her name (but she was a complete bitch!😮)
I’ve given my girl-dogs nice names over the years to make up for my boring one!😁

MrsAvocet · 07/05/2020 01:30

I've got a friend from the Netherlands who is called Femke and I think it is a gorgeous name.

Originalsaltedpeanuts · 07/05/2020 01:14

Octavia
Bertrand
Fabian
Lucille
Tulip
Pablo
Mercedes

POP7777777 · 07/05/2020 01:00

Blythe
Etienne
Eli
Hetty

xeniiia · 07/05/2020 00:57

Jethro

putastrawunderbaby · 06/05/2020 23:55

Solfa
Given by a music teacher to her daughter.

PelicanDeuce · 06/05/2020 23:43

Loveday is a total wow name.

Clevererthanyou · 06/05/2020 23:42

Astor, not wow just aww 😊

giggly · 06/05/2020 23:40

Morven is a Scottish name I thinkHmm and quite common here.

Mopmum35 · 06/05/2020 23:40

Absolutely love Sacha.
Zaya ( ziya) love it!
Also micah ( mee-ka)
Wow in a good way.

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