NPR correspondent, Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, has THE best name ever. And possibly the best voice, too. When she signs off, the way she says her name and her city, Dakar, is heavenly
You can hear her here.
That is all.
Between her and Silvia Poggioli, I can curl up and listen to them talk for the full show.
Back before Maria Hinojosa left NPR for CNN, I used to love hearing her say her name - it sounded like a satin ribbon slipping through her fingers.
NPR seems to have a hiring requirement that their correspondents have euphonius names. Nell Greenfield Boyce and Mara Liassen are two more of my faves.
I’ve had a crush on Christiane Amanpour for years. Her last name sounds like three loving pats on my head.
I’m partial to Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson. (I always imagine her husband’s name is Joe Nelson, or maybe even Joe-Bob, but I see from her biography it’s Erik.)
A favorite of mine (name, not particularly voice) is defense spokesman Flex Plexico. It sounds like it could be part of the “manly names” bit in the MST3K episode 12 To The Moon.
“… Sledge Riprock, Tank Concrete, Bronc Drywall, Stump Hugelarge …”
No fucking joke. I was at a party one time where all of us took turns imitating how she says her name. And then (firmly): ROME.
I’m going to be her in my next life…
Oh, yeah, she’s got a great name, and an intriguing voice. Plus, the contrast between her Arabic first and maiden names and her white bread Anglo surname amuses me.
I’ve always liked Magnus ver Magnusson’s name. How could you be anything but the World’s Strongest Man with a name like that?
And yet, the manliest name in the worst belongs to Staff Sgt. Max Fightmaster.
I always liked Psoriasis Hari Nelson’s name, too.
I have to admit, as a Tolkien geek, the first time she introduced herself, I thought her name was Ofeibea **Orcrist **Arcton, and I was thrilled beyond words.
Nevertheless, it’s still the kickassest name on NPR, and her accent is to die for.
There was a baseball player in the 1950s known as Cal McLish but his full name was Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish.
Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle doesn’t get a nod?
Me, I like Lakshmi Singh!
On a side-note, she did a good job on her American accent in Larry Crowne. It was the first thing I had seen her in and I didn’t realize she was British until I saw her doing an interview later.
From Australia we can only manage something a little more prosaic.
There’s a woman who reports from Asia whose name I enjoy - Doualy Xaykaothao, pronounced dwa lee sy ky tao.
Wow. I had no idea her name was spelled that way…and I had no idea she was that cute! A new NPR crush!
I always think of gymnastics when she’s on. Wasn’t there some move called a Triple Sow-Cow? 
I’ve liked her since she did a personal piece about having to keep her children indoors because of all the pollution where she lives, Beijing I think.
I like Deblina Chakraborty from HowStuffWorks.