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.

How about Romilly, Raphaella, Leocadia, Claudia, Dulcie, Delilah or Esemeralda?
All compliment your existing DC's names.
Nevaeh isn't a name, it has no history and your DD will wonder why her siblings have names with a 'history'whilst hers simply mean 'heaven backwards'

Beyond awful on more than one level. It will be an embarrassment to the poor child.

Nigella
Naomi

Can't think of many n names.

Couple of names are ok spelt backwards: Anna, Hannah,

Since you have a Willow already, how about Hazel.

Hazel Nevaeh is not bad.

Other nature names:
Saffron
Sage
Primrose
Cecily

You could use Nevaeh as a middle name for any of those.

It’s just such an American name and a made up one at that....
I don’t think it’s truly awful on its own but next to your other children’s lovely names it will be awful. If you can’t detach yourself from the name...put it as a middle/ second middle name.

The only time I've ever heard of this name in real life was watching one of those Trevor Macdonald programmes and it was a name given to the daughters of two female inmates in some prison in the States.

It's not even that it's backwards.

It's that it's backwards - and then mispronounced because Ne-va-eh is clunky to say. I mean, if you're going to reverse a name at least make it a word that resembles something pronounceable.

It's a Boggle name. Don't give your lovely squishy perfect baby a Boggle name.

It's foot down time with the husband! Good luck OP!

It is definitely pronounced Nevaya. I have taught several, and although it is not my personal taste it is not a name that stands out to me as being particularly awful.

@applekatie @marthasginyard @divgirl2 I put I don’t like ‘older’ names as in what people would be like my grandma is called that. I mean names like primrose (reminds me of a rabbit), Clara, Martha or Marigold. I think all of those are lovely names but I personally don’t like names like those.

Not older century names I love those and I personally don’t like the name Niamh as a name for my child since I’ve known a few horrible ones in my time, not that I don’t like the name I think it’s a lovely name in its self but not for my child. Sorry to offend you.

'put I don’t like ‘older’ names as in what people would be like my grandma is called that.'

Now I'm really confused

Not offended just bloody confused.

Can you give some other examples of names you do like. Then we might be able to be of some use to you?

This is a very very common baby name where I live. I don’t think it’s nice at all it’s often hyphenated Nevaeh-Rose, Neveaeh-May, Nevaeh-Grace etc

I know one. Her mother introduces her by saying "her name's Neveah... it's heaven backwards, y'know!!!!"

Awful.

@marthasginyard
I don’t understand how you could be confused, I mean older ladies names. Ones that great grandma would be called like Barbara, Betty, Doris or Gwendolyn (using DH’s and my own great grandmas as examples) I don’t know how else to explain it.

Where I am it has connotations of coming from the 'rough' area of town sorry. If you like the sound then Ameya or Ava may work. Imogen is lovely

So far my list is very short;
Maya *favourite
Imogen
Evelyn

DH’s list is;
Nevaeh *his favourite
Lola *I’m not keen.
Taylor
Ivy
Harper
Violet
Skye
Olivia
Lily
Dakota
Charlotte
Grace
Elsie
Harriet.

What people don’t want to say is that it’s a “chav” name. Or it’s common. Straight estate.

But everyone is far too polite to say such a horrid thing.

It’s awful. It’s a drunken wrist tattoo as viewed in a mirror the regretful morning after.

Xanthe
Marina
Phoebe
Penelope
Olympia
Seraphina
Cecily
Daphne
Ophelia
Genevieve
Beatrice
Isolde

Any of those op?

People will assume you are Christian I would imagine

Er, that's the last thing I would assume.

DH needs to cop onto himself and put his preferences aside for a moment.

The poor girl - and you two - will be being silently judged by pretty much everyone you come into contact with.

Neveah is desperate.

Penelope is my top choice for a middle name, would love it as a first name but DH’s nephews wife is called it and at family events it’d be confusing.

I love a lot of them but DH doesn’t like any of them🙄 why are men so difficult sometimes.

Before DH had heard Nevaeh we had the name Eleanor Charlotte picked out but DH is adamant that it’ll go with our others names and it’ll sound fine. I wasn’t too keen on Eleanor at first but then I loved it, but now one of DH’s friends has used it. I still would like to use that but DH said he doesn’t want to. I hope I’m having a boy now because we’ve picked a name that we both love.

Ariana Rose
Faye Elizabeth
Lavender May
Ophelia Grace
Fenella Louise

@colditz I love lavender 😍

@tylerjayde your DH needs to take the stick out of his ass, if you no longer like the name Nevaeh then you both need to decide on a name that you like!

S'ok