Nevaeh as a girl's name.. Yay or nay?

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I'm currently expecting a DD and my DP likes the name Nevaeh but I think is sounds really tacky and well...made up.
It's Heaven spelt backwards... I work at a nursery and there are 2 babies with that name!
I prefer traditional solid names with meaning and substance behind them, rather than made up sounding ones.
Imagine the poor kids having to spend their lives repeating and explaining their name, having to spelt it out endlessly when people don't "get" it?

Some people will like it, some not - just like every other name.

If YOU like it, use it.

Also forgot to mention Greek Goddess name Theia -
"Thay -ah".

There are a lot of babies/toddlers called Neveah near me. I wouldn’t choose it personally.

Heaven spelt backwards, eek!

Surely the work of Satan! 😈 😂

But apart from that, it really is not a good name to lumber an innocent babe with.

I hate it.

As alternatives Angelica or Eden?

Please don't. She'll not just be Nevaeh. She'll be 'Nevaeh, it's heaven spelled backwards' for the rest of her life. Chavtastic.

I work in a job which involves me talking with parents about their children. Every single parent of a child named Nevaeh (I have met several) has felt the need to explain to me ‘it’s heaven spelled backwards’, apparently in anticipation of a compliment about how original and clever it is.

I came on this thread just for the Ottilie bingo, and laughed heartily. Choose whatever name you want for your child, if you and dp don't agree then don't go for it. I know a couple and they are very nice girls. It will just be a normal name by the time they are older, it is only "new" now.

It's a sweet name but definitely not the 'heaven backwards' spelling! Nevaya is much nicer imo

Horrible. I'd judge the parents and feel sorry for the child.

On on on! sorry, I mean no no no!

How about Nerea? The Spanish pronunciation sounds similar to Nevaeh.

I think it’s a bit naff

Beautiful name.

No

no.

How many more times are we going to have a ‘Nevaeh’ thread? It’s been done to death on here.
All the snobs think it’s ‘tacky’ and lower class. Posh white kid names only on here OP, get with the program.

There are a lot of babies/toddlers called Neveah near me.
That's even worse than Nevaeh!

What about just Neva?

Or Legna - Angel spelled backward?

I hate it! But the really important thing is that you don't like it either. I don't think you should choose a name like that unless you are 100% behind it yourself.

To be honest I don’t think I’d want my kids to socialise with any family who thinks someone’s name makes them ‘trash.’ I mean what a horribly nasty thing to say, you’re referring to human beings (who, by the way, don’t choose their own names) as rubbish.

I don’t particularly like the name Nevaeh. It’s just not my cup of tea. Do I think it’s tacky and it makes people trash? No.