Names that make you go "wow"?

[Giinnybeaulove]

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

Pommeline! I heard it and thought it was just gorgeous, but the parents and baby area Dutch so it probably would work better there than in the UK.

@SingleHandSue I’m going with Lily-Kop.
Might be outing but I have a relative who is an Evertonian and named his daughter Evie Toni Ann

Rufus! Ugghhh. Sounds like a dog.

Zara. What an amazing name! I wish I would be called that myself. My cousin has daughter and she is called that.

@Spied
Dakota is beautiful name.
I was pregnant in 2015 and the baby if girl would be Dakota.
Sadly it did not happen.

I have a Valentina. She's 18 now, and forever complimented on her name, it suits her totally and I've never shortened it, I thought she may have got Tina at school but she didn't. I love it still.

I know an Evangeline which i think is beautiful .

Also Petrea. Trea for short. Love it.

My BF named her son Geoffrey. I was wow but not in a good way. Then I totally fell in love with it (and him because he is gorgeous). 2 years after Geoffrey (never shortened) was born my own DS1 was born. I named him a name that was similar in style / vintage to Geoffrey and people also were not wow in agood way. But then actually I have only had compliments with people saying how nice it is as it is so unusual nowadays. DS2 is top 20.

My name if I had a girl would be 'Leveret'. I love it. But it would be odd to have two fairly 'dull' boys names and then something a little out thereb like Leveret.

@Parsley1234
Sacha Valentine... How beautiful

Valentina is gorgeous.

I also LOVE Hebe. Hebe was on my list for DS1.

Hugo.

Valentine was a favourite until I read Mortal Instruments!

I am a teacher so often think Wow at names, but one that sticks in my memory is Meadow.

A name I heard recently on an elderly, very artistic lady - Corisande. That made me go wow. I’d never heard it before.

Valentine/Valentina

August - there's a boy at school called August Distinguishedsurname and I think it's fantastic!

Brock

Before all the Bear type names were a thing my grandfather had a friend called Wolf, which I thought was amazing. Presumably he was called Wolfgang?

Aurelia

A leveret is the correct term for a baby hare.

@MillicentMartha Oh Zephyr is my number one choice for my baby, I suspect I’m having another girl though... plus I’m not sure I’d be able to convince dh.

I used to work with a girl called Eno, I really love that.

@Fleamaker123 thank you ! It really suits him he’s dual heritage Anglo Indian although when I remember Xavi this week I wish I’d called him that 🤣

Isn't Leveret a baby hare?

Oh August is lovely. It sounds soft whereas I think Augusta or Augustus are slightly more stern sounding.

There was a dachshund in the park the other day called Bernard. That was dog name goals.

GreenTeaMug Isn't it! This boy looks ever so slightly old fashioned and it is perfect for him.

Elon musk's kid was a "wow, I can't believe that's even allowed to be registered!"

Gabriel
Caleb
Atticus
Abraham
Elijah
All these are "wow, if only I was brave enough to use those"

Evangeline - "wow that's pretty".

years ago we were in the aprk and there wss this gorgeous liver-coloured spaniel,.

My dad asked the little boy (aged maybe 9) who was holding his lead what the dog's name was and the little boy said earnestly; 'His name is Gordon Brown and we are delighted with him'.

It was one of the most charming things I have ever heard. The little boy was just so gorgeous.

Remember hearing Olympe and thinking wow... however, only in a French accent.

Aurelia
Aurora
Olympia
Ophelia

Unfortunately our last name ends with an 'a' sound so we couldn't have any of them. Gorgeous names though.

For boys I loved:
Emerson
Raffety
Malachi
Cillian

We did end up choosing one of these!