Thoughts on Nevaeh?

[Tylerjayde]

Hi, We’re expecting our 5th in June and DH recently suggested the name Nevaeh after hearing it at work, we both really like it but we looked more into it. Just so we could find the correct spelling and a middle name to go with it.

I’m not too keen on the fact it’s spelt heaven backwards, I don’t know why I’m just not. What are you thoughts? Also if you have a middle name idea please put it below so far we have;
•Nevaeh Penelope
•Nevaeh Elizabeth
•Nevaeh Imogen and
•Nevaeh Evelyn

If not what other suggestions do you have, Siblings names are;

•Willow Savannah
•Elijah Joseph
•Isabelle Olivia and
•Lydia Catherine

Thank you.- Tyler.

'Nivea?'

Or Eavin

Or Astral

Or Lartsa

Tpewsusej

It means Jesus Wept backwards.

I'm not sure why people keep suggesting Niamh as an alternative, other than that they contain two similar sounds.

Perhaps because the OP has clearly stated it's the sound of the name they like but don't like the "heaven backwards" thing.

When I first saw it, I thought it was the world's worst misspelling of Niamh.

So it's a no from me. Sorry.

But I loved a PP's suggestion of Nerissa.

Na-Vey-Ah.

How did you get that from Nevaeh? The letters aren’t in the right order.

I get: Nev a ay or at a big pinch Neve a ay.

Or - Nev a or Nev ee as in anaesthetic or aesthete.

I thought it was the world's worst misspelling of Niamh

So did I.

Rewolf

How about switching and having it as a middle name?

Penelope Nevaeh sounds quite nice imo

Never seen that name and I don't know how it is pronounced. Not keen.

@TatianaLarina I agree completely, I only know how it's pronounced because it was once used on 'Teen Mom' which was one of my fav shows when I was younger

I always think of a Naevus, which is a kind of skin mole, so no.

I had a naevus next to my nose, so when I went to get it removed, ingested the smell of burning flesh straight up my nostrils!

@Hollowvictory

No not at all like Nivea.

It's from the Roman family name Naevius, the female variant given in the family was Naevia.

What about the more classic but similar sounding:

Neve (as in Neve Campbell?)

Niamh (the "proper" spelling, which is Irish, pronounced as above)

How is it pronounced?

Oops sorrry RTFT

I’ve clearly said that DH likes the name Nevaeh more than me. I liked it until I looked it up, I saw that it was heaven backwards which I don’t like. I said I like the pronunciation of the name and DH likes it all.

I wasn’t saying that I wanted to call my daughter it because of the fact it’s heaven backwards I think that’s tacky(no offence to parents who have done that) I think that Nevaeh is such a pretty sounding name. It’s pronounced Na-Vey-Ah, the way DH heard it.

Now that I’ve heard such bad things about it I don’t want to call my daughter it, but can seem to get DH off of the idea of it. I don’t like the name Niamh or any ‘older’ names, I just thought that Nevaeh was a pretty name and as for those saying that it doesn’t go with my other children’s names I didn’t know that sibling names had to ‘go’.

Name taste changes over time that’s why I haven’t chosen the name Olivia, Emily, Lillian or another name like.

Thanks to those who have genuinely tried to help me with this situation.

How can you a) not like older names and b) have two children called Elijah Joseph and Lydia Catherine

What other names do you think you like now?

'I don’t like the name Niamh or any ‘older’ names,'

Isabelle

Lydia

Both 'old' names

And Eilijah

Well that's Biblical

You don't get much older than that

Confusing

It’s a tacky name. Don’t do it.

Other names....
Norah
Cassiopeia
Aurelia
Astrid
Aphra

Eilijah and Lydia are biblical, Isabelle is from the 12th century. But no, no "old names" for you.

Call her Khaleesi-Nevaeh? No old names there!

Neveah is only a name because it is heaven spelt backwards it is a recent American invention. People will assume you are Christian I would imagine. I really dislike it tbh.

It's a poor choice, not only because it doesn't go with your other names at all, but also because it's very much considered a hillbilly name both in the US and the UK.