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.

I like Evelyn Penelope

No. Don't have it

www.bounty.com/pregnancy-and-birth/baby-names/top-baby-names/the-latest-top-100-girls-names-chosen-in-the-uk-this-year
Nevaeh is 88 in the list. Check the top 100 and pick anything that's not on it

@lunicorn all of my four have names in the top 100 so wouldn’t want to choose one that isn’t for our fifth.

www.mom365.com/baby-names/top-girl-names?m=1&pageNumber=10

I'd be using my veto on this one, I'm afraid.

I think the pronunciation of it is both ugly and debatable. Heaven spelled backwards is just utterly ridiculous too.

What would happen if you showed DH some of the comments on this thread? Showing someone this thread isn't something I would generally advocate, but perhaps he needs to see a demonstration of what many people's gut reaction to this tacky and chavvy "name" would be, and what he would be saddling his new daughter with.

DH's list:

Nevaeh *his favourite [Awful, a real burden to a child]
Lola *I’m not keen. [Not too bad, prefer Delilah with Lila for short]
Taylor [Awful; this name does not go with any of your other names]
Ivy [Nice, goes very well with the others]
Harper [Awful, does not go with the others]
Violet [Nice, goes well with the others]
Skye [awful, does not go with the others]
Olivia [Nice, goes well with the others]
Lily [Nice, goes well with the others]
Dakota [Seriously? Name does not belong with the others]
Charlotte [Nice, goes well with the others]
Grace [Nice, goes well with the others]
Elsie [Not great, does not go with the others]
Harriet [Nice, goes well with the others]

DH is adamant that it’ll go with our others names and it’ll sound fine.
Your DH doesn't know his arse from his elbow. It seems from the mixed up list that he honestly doesn't understand that Harriet, Ivy, Grace, Violet, Olivia, Lily , Charlotte, Elsie, Harriet and even Lola on the one hand and Dakota/Taylor/Skye/Nevaeh/Harper on the other will be perceived completely differently by everyone they meet.

Your DH has some sensible names and some really crazy American-style clunkers that are far too modern or unisex or hillbilly to fit in with the other names in your family.

Nevaeh, Taylor, Harper, Skye and Dakota are so far from the cultural references of your existing children's names that people might be forgiven for wondering if they were visiting American cousins from West Virginia

And Dakota for a British child is all kinds of preposterous.

What’s wrong with Skye???!

Ava?
Nava?

I agree @mathanxiety

"Are you from Dakota?"
"No! No, just..."
"You've got a connection to Dakota?"
"Well, "
"Have your parents been to Dakota?
"No...."

Nobody is going to confuse your tiny baby with your husband's nephew's wife!

If you love Penelope then stick with it.

Silly, back to front name. She'll be carrying her name for a lifetime. Surely you can do better than that?

Sorry, but I think Nevaeh is horrible, especially when compared to the beautiful names you chose for your other children. They sound classy Nevaeh sounds chavvy.

Why not just spell Nevaeh as you hear it?
Navayah.
That's pretty.

How would it be Nevaya though?

It would be Nev-a-ay but nobody says it that way because it's obviously preposterous.

I wouldn’t know how to pronounce it

Nora?
Ava?
Vaeda?
Nova?

Anything but Nevaeh

Chavvy as hell. Cringeworthy

Hi, sorry for such a late reply. DH is still adamant on picking this baby’s name and he still wants Nevaeh. I’ve honestly never been so sick of hearing a name. I don’t want my daughter to be called it (if we have another girl), I’m in love with Maya, Penelope, Imogen and Ava. DH is going to Scotland to work for a week in the morning so we won’t be able to decide on another name until he is back.

Can't say I like it myself but that's because it's really really popular here and I met a lot in my other job and conversation would literally go like this.

Me- can you confirm your child's name and dob?
Them- Nevaeh.. it's heaven backwards....

Me inwardly- yes I know I've met 6 today all ready

I would tell him eventually that you are already sick of the name and dislike it so much that you will simply refuse to even acknowledge it, let alone use it for your child.

I wouldn't mince words about how dreadful I found it.

Honestly, I look at it and think “I’ll have another consonant please Carol”

DH really must acknowledge that you dislike it. Be forceful OP!

You'll need to be equally as adamant then.

Seriously, you have to protect your daughter from carrying this shitebag of a name around her whole life! I feel for you OP.

I honestly don't get it when people say 'oh, we couldn't possibly use that name because Dh's second cousin's sister-in-law's called that and everyone would be so confused when we have family parties' (OK, I'm exaggerating slightly).

Just use the damn name FFS, nobody will give a tit's fart.

But not Nevaeh. Nevaeh is bloody awful.

OP, you have FAR better taste in names than your husband.