Neive

[Wigeon]

A friend has just has a little Neive Violet - give me your Neive-related thoughts!

Is it pronounced Nee-v (one syllable)? or Nee-ver (two syllabels)?

It is basically the same as Neve / Niamh or it is a name they have made up (is anyone else callled Neive?)?

Is the poor child going to have to spend their whole life explaining and spelling their name?

Obviously I could ask the first two questions to the parents but thought I'd ask here first!

I only know Neve/Neave/Niamh's never seen it spelt like that before, so have no idea.

Christ.

Poor kid.

If it is Niamh, why didn't she spell it like that. Or the usual anglicised alternative of Niamh, Neeve.

As it is everyone is going to think your friend wanted to call her baby naive but can't spell.

And the poor child will nebver be able to understand the helpful spelling maxim 'i before e except after c'

agree with mmj

Idiots. They've given their child a non-name.

Tis made up!

god its like shavaunn innit?

an immediate reflection of the idiocy of parents

It's actually a place in Italy

Maybe she was conceived there and there naming here Brooklyn Beckham style?

Not an attractive spelling. My dn is called Khera - apparently it's Kiera but I don't think the spelling makes this obvious. She is always having to spell her name out or correct people's pronunciations.

Either a misconceived attempt at Niamh or after the Italian (which would be quite pretty but has the drawback that 95% of people will assume that you aimed for Niamh but missed).

Ah - I did think but wondered if I was just very boring.

Googling did turn up the Italian town and and I had the same thought as you, BunnyLebowski! I am trying to remember if they were in Italy 9 months ago!

Does look a little like a misspelling of naive, or niece. The "i before e" issue troubles me too .

Their DS is Oscar James which is a lot more straightforward. And their surname is a very common English surname with no spelling difficulties.

Surely there are some Mnetters who think it's a lovely name / have named their DD Neive?

Ah well at least it's not Nevaeh

it looks a lot like niave...
niamh would be much nicer, or atleast neeve if they dont want the normal irish sp

LOL BunnyLebowski.

It's horribly mangled, neither fish nor fowl.

Awful.

Bizarre spelling.

I know a Neva, though.

Awful, awful, awful spelling.
I have a Niamh and love the name, but made sure I used the correct spelling even though I was told by so many people not to before I had her.
She's 8 now and yes, we have had some bizarre spellings (Knife is still my favourite), but I have never regretted it for a second.

It's a lovely name, but Neive is not the name, its a silly made up version.

Horrible spelling but Niamh is gorgeous.

I'd presume it was pronounced Niv.

Like Seive.

I know a Genevieve - known as Nieve

I know a teeny tiny little newborn Niamh, which is lovely. But Neive just looks totally odd.

Reminds me of a boy I was at school with.
His name was Sean.
He pronounced it Sea-ann!