Neva or Amelie for a girl?

[EvieBear]

Hey what do you gals think of Neva or Amelie for a girl? Classy? Nice? Let me know....

Amelie is nice

How do you pronounce Neva?

Is Neva pronounced as Neeva, or Nevva?

I would pronounce it Nee-va... I really like it but I'm not 100% sure it sounds like a proper name for some reason.

You can bet it will be pronounced Never.

Prefer Amelie.

I know a 3yr old called Neva, it's Spanish (?) for Snow. She's lovely.

not as common in usage as Amelie

I prefer Amelie

Neva is one of dd's names
Because it snowed the day she was born
So I like it
Amelie is a somewhat en vogue and too pretty prett for my taste, but it's a nice name.

I like Niamh and I like Eve and I like Eva, but no, no, no to Neva!!!

Nieves is a Spanish name as Klaw suggests. I like that. Amelie is pretty but so like Emily that it's as good as the number one name.

DD's middle name is Amélie. Like both, but prefer mine!

In fact I don't even know quite how it is spelt on her birth cert. as I didn't register her, and DH was guided by the registrar.

So there are Spelling and Pronunciation Issues with it.

neva does sound a bit made up but now i know it means snow, i really like it.
would go nicely with my Sol.

I like Niamh and Eva so thought it was a good combo..

Would hate it to be pronounced Nee-var though - mazzystartled any experience of that?

tis a lovely reason to have the name thought mazzy.. is DD 2 now?

I like Amelie
Love the name Niamh but not sure on Neva, think it would get said Never
Can you spell Niamh as Neve? (like Neve Campbell)

I have a Niamh so of course I think it's great and Neva sounds fine. I really dislike the spelling though.
Obviously I had to ask how it was pronounced so I bet loads of other will.
What about Niamh with Niamha/Neva as a nn?
I called DD Niamhy or Ni/Nee all the time.

My little girls called Amelie but alot of people do think she's called Emily!!!

Neva is lovely and unique

Amelie is also pretty but very 'now'. Also risk of confusion with Emily...

On that basis, I'd use Neva .

yes lulu, dd is 2 and 1 month.....
how does time pass so quickly?
the pronunciation thing doesn't come up a lot as it's not her first name, though when filling in forms and stuff people often comment. they seem, generally, to like it a lot when you tell them what it means.

Not keen on Neva ( love Eva though!)

so for me it would be Amelie

Thanks hulabula, I think Neva is lovely.... I only think a certain type of accent/region would pronounce it Nee-var instead of Nee-va so hopefully would be ok but anyway plenty of time to go to choose. Will probably change my mind again!

not Neva, too much like Nevus which is a medical term for a red blotch on the skin

Nobody would associate Neva with a red blotch.... unless you're a doctor perhaps.

I like Neva a lot!

There are lots and lots of Amelies (well I know loads anyway). Also think its slightly random to use the French form of Amelia if you are not French/have French connections.

I thought about Nevus (the birthmark) but only because me and DD both have one.