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

Heard the Cornish name Petroc for a boy and love it!

@DCIRozHuntley Thanks for explaining that, that's actually quite nice! Certainly different from the 'Gobnat' I had in my head!!

Names that have made me go “Wow!” over the years include:

Atticus
Gabriel
Phoenix
Aphrodite (grown woman, I’d never met someone called that before)

There have been some “Wow!” (not good) names too, including Storm, Jupiter, Bambi and all of the Nevaeh’s

I know a Felicity Blythe which I think is just stunning. And an Autumn Rose which is suuuuper pretty!

My DD is Beatrix which I always think is a wow name (biased though obvs), there’s an Athena in her class which always makes me think ‘cool name’.

I think Astrid is a wonderful name.

Ancell

Isolde
Valentine (I only used for a middle name as she was born on valentines...original I know!)
Esmeralda

Cayetana
Maité
Elisaveta
Rivka
Saoirse

Names that I first heard as an adult. I love them but don't have the right heritage to use any of them for a child.

Athena is lovely.

Beatrix - i was a massive fan of Trixie beldon growing up. That is a coo, wow name for me.

*cool

GreenTeaMug Love that story! Very sweet and a funny name.

Prunella. Pru for short. Not so keen on the prunella but LOVE Pru.

Gtugccbjb i know. :) I did not see his parents at that time but I really wanted to collar them and tell them how utterly lovely their DS was.

Emiliana ❤️❤️❤️

Valentina is wow in a good way.
Coquita is wow in a bad way

Elian or Lucius for a boy.
Celestine as a pp said though I also would have lived a Hester.
There are some gorgeous names out there!
Ophelia
Merryn
Melody
Lisette

I adore the name Seraphina. I know it can be spelt with an f as well but I love this version too.

I met an Avalon once (girl) and just loved it. Never met one before or since.

Luan
Arkham
Gabriel
Rosen

Boys
Zephania
Digby

Girls
Ophelia
Ottilie

All names completely different from what was on my list when I had my son. I've only heard of Zephania in recent years, but if I had known of it when pregnant, my son may well have been called that!

Ottilie. Just so utterly preposterous.

As a teacher, my wow names list includes:
Sapphire
Adubea (means princess, I think in Yoruba)
Blu
Ariadne
Cecily
Margarita

Brodie
Achilles
Angelos
Angel (Portuguese boy)

There will be many more in the last 20 years but these are the first ones that come to mind.

I've got an Ella and an Owen so those obviously
Then:
Gabriel
Meredith

Ariadne

Enya
Della
Emilie
Chia
Vivienne
Penelope (penny)
Erica
Blair