While stalking the threads, I noticed that the word “stunning” was pretty much among the highest praise possible regarding a name, or name+MN. What names/combos have elicited that reaction from you, regardless of whether or not you would use it [name]IRL[/name]?
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[name]Seth[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] was my husbands suggestion that has literally stunned me!
My most stunning girls combo would be [name]Nora[/name] [name]Adeline[/name] 
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Good idea for a thread! I’ve searched the words “stunning” and “stunning combination” in the past for inspiration. Looking forward to everyone’s responses!
Maybe my style is not everyone’s cup of tea but these are the combos that stunned me the most:
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Story[/name]
[name]Gwenore[/name] Aqulina [name]Penrose[/name]
Emmelina [name]Agnes[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Hattie[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Winter[/name]
[name]Albina[/name] [name]Honor[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Edmund[/name] [name]Hugo[/name] [name]Osias[/name]
[name]Rodion[/name] [name]Wilhelm[/name] [name]Hopper[/name]
Stellar [name]August[/name] Severian
[name]Bartholomew[/name] [name]Wilfred[/name] [name]Rhett[/name]
[name]Isidore[/name] [name]Caius[/name] [name]Leopold[/name]
And some separated names I find incredibly stunning:
Vitalina
[name]Philippa[/name]
Endelientha
Zabava
[name]Letitia[/name]
[name]Ottilia[/name]
[name]Garett[/name]
[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Ambrose[/name]
[name]Otfried[/name]
[name]Heath[/name]
[name]Rupert[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Esme[/name] [name]Melusine[/name]
[name]Freya[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name] [name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name] [name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Orchid[/name] [name]Aurora[/name]
These are all so beautiful!! I’m not sure I’d use them personally, but these really are stunning.
Some names of real people I know that I find stunning-
[name]Sasha[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Emily[/name] [name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Augustus[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Williams[/name]
My favorites are [name]Sasha[/name] [name]Joy[/name] and [name]Augustus[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
Someone in the birth announcements section just had a little girl and named her [name]Helena[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name]. I find that name stunning.
I have a neice and nephew (twins) who are:
Rayanna [name]Jade[/name] and [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Lawrence[/name]
[name]Both[/name] are stunning combinations, imo.
Mythra [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Tolliver[/name] [name]Miles[/name]
Girls:
[name]Vittoria[/name] [name]London[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name] [name]Alexandrie[/name]
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Rose[/name] [name]Antionette[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]London[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
Andréa [name]London[/name]
[name]Eden[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Eden[/name]
[name]Aria[/name] [name]Kate[/name]/[name]Katerina[/name]
I’m biased since I came up with those ones. lol.
I’ll do a boys list later on.
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Isla[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Margot[/name] [name]Celia[/name] [name]Winslet[/name]
[name]Georgina[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
I saw [name]Amelie[/name] [name]Winter[/name] [name]Rose[/name] in the birth announcements awhile back I thought that was stunning. I always thought [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Grace[/name] is a stunning combo.
Some other combos:
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name] [name]Clare[/name] [name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Frederick[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Iris[/name] [name]Estelle[/name]
I’ve always loved the flow of [name]Irene[/name] [name]Eloise[/name].
Of ones I’ve come up with, I was most stunned by [name]Annora[/name] [name]Elspeth[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] and [name]Winston[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] [name]John[/name]. I really enjoy the assonance, it makes them seem complete to me.
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Sonnet[/name] ‘[name]Immy[/name]’
[name]Seraphina[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] ‘[name]Sera[/name]’
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Claire[/name] ‘[name]Neve[/name]’
[name]Joshua[/name] [name]Cael[/name] ‘[name]Josh[/name]’
[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Amias[/name] ‘[name]Jamie[/name]’ or ‘[name]Benno[/name]’
These are my top names, which I have seen on NB/made with help of NB/just seen or heard somwhere.
Most stunning name of a person I know? [name]Amabel[/name] [name]Elvira[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] [name]Annabel[/name] - found on a blog - I think this combo is so stunning.
[name]Bronwen[/name] [name]Sage[/name]
[name]Lily[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Blair[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
The blogger Girl’s Gone Child’s twins: [name]Reverie[/name] [name]Lux[/name] and [name]Boheme[/name] [name]Shalom[/name]. Stunning.