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What do you think of this name?

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eatsleepbreastfeedrepeat · 19/04/2021 19:04

I heard the name Anaveah today (Anna-vay-ah). What do you all think of it, totally unique but I fell in love straight away?

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TheThingsWeAdmitOnMN · 19/04/2021 19:05

Sorry it sounds like a medicine or medicated cream to me.

pumpkinpie01 · 19/04/2021 19:06

It's a no from me , too long and she would spend her life spelling it which gets rather annoying !

DramaAlpaca · 19/04/2021 19:07

I'm not keen. It's far too fussy for me.

It sounds like someone wanted to make Neveah look/sound a bit different.

babypinkelephant · 19/04/2021 19:08

Nope too trying

AdaColeman · 19/04/2021 19:10

It's a version of the "heaven" spelt backwards thing that was popular a few years ago, perhaps it's a little less popular at the moment.

UhtredRagnarson · 19/04/2021 19:12

Awful

drpet49 · 19/04/2021 19:13

* It's a version of the "heaven" spelt backwards thing that was popular a few years ago, perhaps it's a little less popular at the moment.*

Exactly what I was thinking. Awful.

Bobbots · 19/04/2021 19:13

The sound of it is quite pretty but it would be a PITA to spell and it also is a variation on the “heaven backwards” thing which I think is pretty awful. So no.

littleredberries · 19/04/2021 19:14

To me it sounds like a vaginal product. I'm sorry op. That is genuinely what came into my mind

Operasinger · 19/04/2021 19:14

I love the name Anna, pretty and timeless.

Cissyandflora · 19/04/2021 19:15

Yes I’d have to agree. Awful.

FelicityPike · 19/04/2021 19:15

@AdaColeman

It's a version of the "heaven" spelt backwards thing that was popular a few years ago, perhaps it's a little less popular at the moment.
Nevaeh....hideous (sorry but it is)
HumunaHey · 19/04/2021 19:16

This is the wrong place to ask about unique names OP.

YellowTwinklyStar · 19/04/2021 19:20

If you like it go for it. She will have to repeat the spelling a lot though but could always go by Anna if she wanted.

bloodywhitecat · 19/04/2021 19:29

It would be a no from me too

Peachbubble · 19/04/2021 19:33

It's a no from me, I feel the same way about Nevaeh too.

Mayvis · 19/04/2021 19:34

If you name your child Anaveah, it then wouldn’t be unique.

Aprilshowersandhail · 19/04/2021 19:34

Modern twist on Anaglypta?

Edenember · 19/04/2021 19:37

To me it sounds like an ointment, feminine hygiene product or contraceptive pill.

ForensicFlossy · 19/04/2021 19:37

She will spend her life having to tell people how to pronounce it and how to spell it.

NameChangedForThisFeb21 · 19/04/2021 19:41

My first thought was that it looks like a medication, then second though Neveah/Heaven backwards and thirdly that some people would read that and pronounce it Anna-veee-ah.

The actual sound is quite pretty.

Anna-Vaya?

Aprilshowersandhail · 19/04/2021 19:51

My ds is called Loopeltrah...
Wink

NameChangedForThisFeb21 · 19/04/2021 19:52

@Aprilshowersandhail

My ds is called Loopeltrah... Wink
After place of conception? Very exotic if so Grin
idrinkchocolatemilk · 19/04/2021 19:53

I think it’s beautiful, it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks as long as you like it. Love the pronunciation but hate the spelling x

MazekeenSmith · 19/04/2021 19:55

Sooooooo bad I can't even express how bad
Nevaeh is cheesy as fuck but Aneveah takes it to a whole new level