How would you pronounce 'Neva'

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I wouldn't use 'Niamh'. But wondering if Neva just looks like a 'misunderstanding' of Niamh?? Neva is apparent Spanish, meaning 'white snow', which might be a nice option for my winter baby

Like the river in St. Petersburg. Natalia Vodianova has got a daughter named Neva, after the river. I think it's beautiful.

Yep, DarkWhisper has it!

If you want Neeeee-vah them maybe Niamha? Like Niamh with an A.

Neeee vaaahhhh
But I would Never call a child Neva

Nay-vah

Makes me think of naevus ( as in a birthmark) so I don't like it much - but would pronounce Neeva.

I wouldn't spot the similarity. Sorry.

I would say Neeeva but be very unsure if it was correct. Second choice Nev-a.

Makes me think of Nivea...

Nee va.

Just in case the meaning is important to you, the word 'neva' doesn't actually exist in Spanish - snow is 'nieve' and 'white snow' would be 'nieve blanca'. 'Neve' is snow in Italian. I just Googled it and it is on some baby name websites with that meaning, they have probably extrapolated it from the verb 'nevar' which means 'to snow', or 'nevada' which means 'snowy' or 'covered in snow' but actual snow is 'nieve' and, although all snow is white, the word white doesn't explicitly feature in any of them!

To answer the original question I would pronounce it 'nevah'.

Neeva

Nee-vah

Like Puffykins said, I'd pronounce it like the river

knee-vah

Nayva. And would assume you had conceived on a white night in St Petersburg. Sorry.

Neeva.
And as JRshotme says, it doesn't mean white snow in Spanish.

The Spanish name is Nieves. Have a friend called it.