OOH-LA-LA, TALLULAH!
Last week we talked about the la-la part of oo-la-la names, but it seems that a large proportion of currently hot names have the cool oo sound as well. Maybe it’s because the names do share the sound with that c-word (not to mention oomph, and it’s also just a stone’s throw away from cute), but in any case, as namiacs who parse these trends down to a single syllable, we offer a list to prove our point.
The oo sound can be reached via several vowel routes: oo, u, ou, ew, eu and ue. Here are some examples of oo names that are currently in favor or possible comers:
GIRLS
DOONE/DUNE
LOUISE/LOUISA/LUISA
LUCIA/LUCIANA
LUCY/LUCIE
LOUELLA/LUELLA
OONA/UNA
BOYS
CLOONEY/CLUNY
ELIJU
LEWIS (hot in Scotland and England)
LUC/LUKE
LUCAS
LUCIAN/LUCIANO
ROONE/ROONEY
ZUMA
EITHER
RUDY
TRUE