Girl name Nova.

[ilovemykids5]

I really like it. What do you the think?

I always fancied boys in souped up Novas when I was a teenager. Wouldn't call a kid it tho.

I'm 45 which is probably prime age for associating it with the car, but I don't at all.

I have a fab friend from university (so she'd also be mid-40s) called Nova and I've never made the car connection.

It's just her name, and she's great, so I like it!

It's Avon backwards.

@SpongebobNoPants

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

You summed it up in a more polite way than what I was going to say. I agree with you and @Balonzette.

It's an Instagram mum/celeb name, very trendy now

The name itself is actually nice, but very faddy at the moment

Passed my driving test in a Nova.

Also Champagne Super Nova.

Makes me think of Teen Mom (my guilty pleasure). Two kids are called Nova on the show - well one on Teen Mom and one on Teen Mom 2. For that reason. I wouldn't give my child that name.

Also as a PP has said, it's becoming quite a doggy name.

@Laurennjjd

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

It makes me think of the failed ad campaign in Spanish speaking countries for this car as 'no va' means 'it doesn't go'.

My mum used to drive a vauxhall nova - it was a nice wee car.

@IVflytrap

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.

Sorry, cross posted.

Scotia

Where I live it is one of the 4 letter names often hyphenated with Mae or Grace.

Champagne super...

Nova to me just brings to mind polish place names because it means 'new', like nowa huta. I means new in other Eastern European languages too, so for anyone one else from that region it won't 'scan' as a name

Agree with PPs that Nola or Nora are much nicer

Its not awful but my main association is the car, it would feel like naming a child Corsa or Cortina

Nova and Astra. Such beautiful names.

Sadly people are less keen on the brother, Volkswagen Golf GTI.

Nova = Vauxhall, Supernova and Nova Scotia
Please think about the bestowing of such a name.

It's ok. I feel like it's a bit of a trendy name at the moment which will probably date badly. Also reminds me of Nova Scotia.

I LOVE Nova! DH said we couldn't have it because it is a character in one of the games he was playing at the time (I didn't know that). But we ended up having a boy anyway!

I love it so much!

My cat's name (it is a unisex name.. my cat is male) not sure I would have named a child it but just personal preference. I like it though