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

　　ANOUK

　　BIJOU

　　DOONE/DUNE

　　DJUNA

　　FINULA

　　JULIA

　　JULIET

　　JUNE

　　JUNO

　　LILOU

　　LOUISE/LOUISA/LUISA

　　LUCIA/LUCIANA

　　LUCIENNE

　　LUCINDA

　　LUCY/LUCIE

　　LOUELLA/LUELLA

　　LULU

　　LUNA

　　OONA/UNA

　　PRUDENCE

　　RUBY

　　RUTH

　　SUSANNA

　　TALLULAH

　　TULIP

　　UMA

　　BOYS

　　BOONE

　　CLOONEY/CLUNY

　　CREW

　　CRUZ

　　DOUGAL

　　DREW

　　ELIJU

　　JUDAH

　　JUDE

　　JULIAN

　　LEWIS (hot in Scotland and England)

　　LUC/LUKE

　　LUCAS

　　LUCIAN/LUCIANO

　　REUBEN

　　ROONE/ROONEY

　　RUFUS

　　ZEUS

　　ZUMA

　　EITHER

　　BLEU, BLUE

　　LUCA

　　PERU

　　RUDY

　　TRUE