Girl name Nova.

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I really like it. What do you the think?

My friend has a Novaleigh.

I quite like Nova.

Love Nova. Sounds cool, strong and feminine.

A Nova was a car, the Corsa took its place.

Vauxhall nova?

Not too keen personally but don't quite know why as I like Nola and Nora

Just makes me think of the car Vauxhall Nova. It's quite harsh sounding. Nola is nicer.

No. Its awful.

For me personally, I think it’s a very cool dog’s name. Probably a German Shepherd.

Awful. One of DH’s relatives used it, hyphenated with one of the most over-used middle names. I just think of the car - which in my young days was the knobhead boy racers choice of vehicle.

I guess the car association will die out, but I’m 36 and it was still a car of choice for many of in my 6th form when we were driving old bangers around, so it does just make me think of the car

My husbands friend just called their baby Nova.
I don’t really have an opinion on it.

No, no va.

I prefer Nola too

I like Nova. My DP thinks it’s a bit “.out there”.

Nora virus that gets discussed on the news every winter, sorry Op think again.

And it's a car, Vauxhall have reincarnated the Vauxhall Viva, after about 45 years nothing to stop them doing the same with Nova.

Where I live, Nova has become a very very popular name… sorry if I offend, but it’s definitely a chav / scream at your kids in the street sort of name. I’m trying to be polite and not classist in my phrasing but you get the idea

I do like it, but prefer Nola

Nova is a car, Nova-T is an inter-uterine device, but I imagine that not a lot of people will know that.

Nola is better. I like that.

It makes me think of the story that Vauxhall had to rename the Nova in Spanish speaking countries, because "no va" means "doesn't go".

On the plus side, if you name her Nova, you have the built in obvious nickname of supernova.

The kind of name that, when very rare, can seem a bit bohemian and cool, but now it's starting to become well-used, has gained a slightly chavvy vibe. Sorry.

It doesn't work well in Spanish speaking communities (and other Romance languages would 'see' it the same way.

And of course there's the car.

Plus I've noticed it's appearing on a lot of puppies (the new Luna for canines?)

On the plus side, if you name her Nova, you have the built in obvious nickname of supernova

Or Casanova

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It makes me think of the story that Vauxhall had to rename the Nova in Spanish speaking countries, because "no va" means "doesn't go".

On the plus side, if you name her Nova, you have the built in obvious nickname of supernova.

That might be a good reason for Vauxhall not to reuse the Nova name but for certain generations it will always be a car.

Love it. I know a Nova and she is one of the most beautiful, carefree souls I've ever encountered. Great name.