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Original poster

Nevaeh as a girl's name.. Yay or nay?

279 replies

bowsandbangles · 01/07/2021 14:35

I'm currently expecting a DD and my DP likes the name Nevaeh but I think is sounds really tacky and well...made up.
It's Heaven spelt backwards... I work at a nursery and there are 2 babies with that name!
I prefer traditional solid names with meaning and substance behind them, rather than made up sounding ones.
Imagine the poor kids having to spend their lives repeating and explaining their name, having to spelt it out endlessly when people don't "get" it?

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MaMelon · 01/07/2021 18:56

Just got the anal thing!

MaMelon · 01/07/2021 18:55

Anal?! Surely that’s a typo…please let that be a typo Grin

Yep, Nevaeh is ykcat. Stand your ground OP - in this case your pregnancy hormones are guiding you down the right path.

StevieNix · 01/07/2021 18:55

It’s not my style but taken out of context the sound of the name is pretty enough- it’s just the whole heaven backwards thing that I find extremely tacky. So yeah I wouldn’t use it

Kokosrieksts · 01/07/2021 18:54

I don’t like the name, but to be fair, even if we all loved the name, you don’t.

Mymapuddlington · 01/07/2021 18:53

@Ingloriousbasterd poor Lana Grin

Ingloriousbasterd · 01/07/2021 18:52

I'm so slow, just got it hahaha. Thought you were saying someone in your family called their child anal 😂

Ingloriousbasterd · 01/07/2021 18:51

Anal??? Very curious

Mymapuddlington · 01/07/2021 18:47

Awful name.
What about
Anul, Anal, Avon, (Luna, Lana and Nova, the most recent babies born in my family- but backwards because that’s better)

LouiseBelchersBunnyEars · 01/07/2021 18:44

I know two - one is pronounced like Nuh-Vay-uh, and the other is just pronounced Nuh-Vay.

I must admit I’m not too keen on the first pronunciation, but I actually really love the second

filka · 01/07/2021 18:41

Made me think of Nivea cream

hedgehogger1 · 01/07/2021 18:40

It doesn't even sound nice. Definitely tacky and made up, you're right

allfineanddandytillitsnot · 01/07/2021 18:39

Made up names rarely work well. I read somewhere the other day that Princess Tiaamii hates her name. The middle name is both her gran's names mushed together. Poor girl!

GreyhoundG1rl · 01/07/2021 18:33

@BonesJones

Will you hang an upside down crucifix on the wall in the nursery?!
🤣🤣🤣
BonesJones · 01/07/2021 18:26

Will you hang an upside down crucifix on the wall in the nursery?!

Frazzled2207 · 01/07/2021 18:26

I think Nevaya is miles better tbh. Still made up but at least loses the heaven spelt backwards thing which is extremely tacky.

namcybotwinbloom · 01/07/2021 18:26

I know one.

PattyPan · 01/07/2021 18:24

Aside from the tacky factor I also agree with the pp who said heaven backwards comes across a bit satanic. Aren't satanic prayers said backwards or something?

Nayvee/Navy is also awful btw.

BanditoShipman · 01/07/2021 18:21

@Enko

I don't like it but I would count it a fairly normal name these days.

I do like Nayvee and I know many won't. They are similar in my view.

What fresh hell is this?? Do you mean like the colour Navy, but spelt incorrectly????
2bazookas · 01/07/2021 18:20

Never never never :-0

BanditoShipman · 01/07/2021 18:16

@Trunkybun1

There are a lot of babies/toddlers called Neveah near me. I wouldn’t choose it personally.
Move house?? 🤣
Tiddlywinkly · 01/07/2021 18:13

I first came across that name on 'Teen Mom'....

How about Neve? Andrea (An-dray-a)? I know a Slovenian one)

MondayYogurt · 01/07/2021 18:11

Hannah Grin

purplecorkheart · 01/07/2021 18:07

Awful, cheap and tacky in my opinion.

GreyhoundG1rl · 01/07/2021 18:03

@CommanderShepard

It's not to my taste but the idea that only some names are "made up" is absolute bollocks and oftentimes thinly veiled racism. Every single name was made up at one point.
It's not bollocks at all, and as to racism? Confused. Can you elaborate on why it's racist to think this name is ridiculous?
CommanderShepard · 01/07/2021 18:01

It's not to my taste but the idea that only some names are "made up" is absolute bollocks and oftentimes thinly veiled racism. Every single name was made up at one point.

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