how would you pronounce this name?

[littlemissm]

My friend is 31 weeeks with dd2 & has picked a name a lovely name but i said maybe she should re think the spelling as she might be forever telling people how to pronounce it. The name is Heaven spelt backwards Nevaeh it is to me looking at it it looks like Nevah but it is actually pronounced NEV A AH Would you look at the spelling & no how to pronounce it?

Its nothing to do with the spelling backwards thing thats just how it is spelt & the other names she has no problems pronouncing they are just her other choices

Heaven would be an ok name.

I'd pronounce Nevaeh
as a cockney would shout "nevvvvvvaaaaaah!"

Littlemissm, do you mean your friend doesn't care about it being heaven backwards? That isn't the reason she is using the name?

If that's the case and she doing it because it sounds nice the way she pronounces it, then I agree with changing the spelling. Never mention it's anything backwards.

Nevayah is a perfectly pretty name, it's the 'heaven backwards' thing that makes it so contrived imo.

Yeah, I'm really confused by the whole spelling it backwards thing, too.

Why mention it, if it has nothing to do with it?

If she isn't fussed about it being heaven spelled backwards, then just spell it how it should be pronounced, surely? No great dilemma, is there?

I would say just call the blessed girl Heaven and be done with it.

"just because the spelling is heaven spelt backwards has f all to do with it"

But it does because that's what the name is. That's how it was made up.

I'd pronounce it shite Neh VAY uh

i think its quite nice...
prn it ne vay uh
the spelling looks pretty in the heaven backwards way

Grumpypants, just to let you know I am going start using: "Or am I pissing the profound point?" in my daily discourse from now on.

It has a certain ring to it, I believe.

What ? I am really confused. Why point out that it is heaven spelt backwards?

My name is Mari (ok somewhat outing myself now) and I have always had to correct people. My name is NOT Marie / No I haven't missed an 'e' off the end etc

I don't like my name very much because as a child I was less inclined to correct people as it embarrassed me, now of course I don't mind.

I like unusual names, but I wanted to call my child something that was a little unusual, but was easy to read and spell.....so Archie is was.
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Mari is a lovely name- do you pronounce it "marry" as we d here in Wales?

I know lots of little Maris!

Thanks - I (well my parents) prounced it Mar- ree (can you read that? I never know how to spell it out).

The Welsh / Scottish / Irish don't have a problem with it at all and each say it a bit differently and it is lovely.

I live in Northumberland (as my name suggests) and the geordie accent doesn't do much for it at all !

neeve is how i would prenounce it

Am I the only one reeling from Perver?!

Heaven is hideous as a name. Why else would someone see fit to have to reverse it!

have you noticed that this has made discussions of the day and even mumsnet can't spell it!

i think that says something....

I'd pronounce it Bol-Locks.
HTH

forgive me please for not reading the whole on this thread but as someone who has a name that 99% of folk cannot pronounce or spell correctly I would say "don't do it". In fact i wouldn't say "don't do it" if i was asked, I would shout "DON'T DO IT!"

no no no gherkin

B'lox is bettah

pmsl susie - no i hadnt noticed that till you said

Skcollob is better. Could be a boy's name then.

I think the OP's "friend" is actually the OP herself and she is the one wanting to name her child this ridiculous name.

I Dont like it never have it reminds me of the handcream nivea and that is how I would pronounce it too I Dont care for heaven for a girl either

fabisdoingpreetywell- No i am not the "friend" i already have 6 of my own.