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Neve and Steve?

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DamnitCharlie · 02/11/2019 21:10

I like Neve for our second daughter's name, goes with first daughter's name and is nice and simple but a bit different. Boyfriend is called Steve and he is adamant they can't have rhyming names - says saying Neve and Steve out loud is ridiculous. Help! Is it that bad?

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FridalovesDiego · 05/11/2019 14:58

Neve would not rhyme with Steve though. Niamh would, but Neve is a completely different name.

princesstinnedpeach · 05/11/2019 14:47

I have a relative called Steve whose daughter is called Niamh. Literally never ever occurred to me that they rhymed before now!

FizzyGreenWater · 05/11/2019 14:42

Change his name to Dave?

PucaIontach · 05/11/2019 07:34

Steven and Niamh not so rhymy, so obviously rhyming anyway.
What about eva or maeve

LeeMiller · 05/11/2019 07:32

I would avoid, I think you'd cringe every time you said their names together.

EleanorShellstrop100 · 03/11/2019 17:57

I know a Steve with a daughter Neve and I’ve always wondered whether they considered this when choosing names!

Everydaylife · 03/11/2019 09:03

Never seen it spelt Neve.

Hey1256 · 03/11/2019 09:01

It's not bad at all I love the name Neve it's lovely

honeybunlatte · 02/11/2019 22:45

Maeve is pronounced Mayv not May-ve!

BelfastmummyL · 02/11/2019 21:53

On the same line what about Maeve? It gets an 'ay' sound rather than an 'ee'

"may-ve"

BelfastmummyL · 02/11/2019 21:50

Yes Niamh is Irish spelling. I have also seen it spelt Neave. Less obivios when written alongside Steve. Just tell him he will henceforth be known as Stephen.

percheron67 · 02/11/2019 21:49

Niamh is a much better spelling. Original.

Ohhellooooo · 02/11/2019 21:36

It’s Niamh not Neve

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DamnitCharlie · 02/11/2019 21:35

He says he doesn't like the name anyway 🙄 back to the bloody name drawing board.

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bridgetreilly · 02/11/2019 21:22

It is ridiculous, yes. Pick another name.

MsChatterbox · 02/11/2019 21:22

My MIL is called Neva... Would that be a compromise?

MsChatterbox · 02/11/2019 21:21

I would go for it because he will always be referred to as dad around Neve so wouldn't often be said together.

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