mom2agang Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Evangelina Nevaeh ( nuh-vay) what's your thoughts on Neveah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnaSky Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 No thoughts or suggestions, but you almost make me want to be pregnant again. I loved the time when we were trying to choose names. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 No thoughts or suggestions, but you almost make me want to be pregnant again. I loved the time when we were trying to choose names. :) I think she will be spelling her middle name everywhere but since it's a middle name, it may not matter so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in KY Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 what's your thoughts on Neveah? There's a girl at chuch with this name, and all I can think of is facial cream. Now, I KNOW in my head it's Nivea, but it's too similar for my tastes. I give it a thumbs down. Sorry. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Why not Evangelina Ruth? Sounds better, and you wanted Ruth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 (edited) Nevaeh is way too trendy for my tastes. I cringe every time I hear someone gushing, "Isn't it cool--it's 'heaven' spelled backwards!" http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/18/us/18heaven.html?_r=1 I think Evangelina is really sweet, though. Edited August 30, 2010 by AndyJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Nevaeh is way too trendy for my tastes. I cringe every time I hear someone gushing, "Isn't it cool--it's 'heaven' spelled backwards!" I think Evangelina is really sweet, though. I agree. I'd rather people just name their kid Heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBlueLobsters Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Okay, I like it. :) A lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bella_gitana Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Evangelina Nevaeh ( nuh-vay) what's your thoughts on Neveah? Big thumbs down...especially since you spelled it differently in the same sentence. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Not my style at all. Way too trendy, and I've actually seen people change the spelling. "Look! It's heaven spelled incorrectly and backwards!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 I like Evangeline and Evangelina. I don't like Niveah, Neveah, or Nevaeh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClassicalPrep Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Sorry but I really dislike Nevaeh. I cringe everytime I hear it... and not always on the inside. On the positive side... I love Evangelina. Why not Evangenlina Ruth, like someone else suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Trendy (annoying trendy), bleh, nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 (edited) No. Spelling words backwards to invent names does *not* work for me. I still like Evangelina Frances or Evangelina Ruth or even Ruth Evangeline (which would give her the Biblical first name all your other kids have). Edited August 31, 2010 by abbeyej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Nevaeh is way too trendy for my tastes. I cringe every time I hear someone gushing, "Isn't it cool--it's 'heaven' spelled backwards!" http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/18/us/18heaven.html?_r=1 I think Evangelina is really sweet, though. Yep, Neveah is WAAAAAY overdone. When I picked up kids for child welfare I would just inwardly groan everytime I read that name. It was only cute the first time someone used it, kwim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Another no for Nevaeh here for me too. Yuck. Evangelina is beautiful though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 hate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanyanTreeMama Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Love Evangelina, hate Naveah or however the heck it's spelled. Seriously, if I were to meet a kid that way the first thing I would think, oh poor kids, the parents had to name her after a fad....sorry, I don't mean to be rude, but it's really what I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I agree. I'd rather people just name their kid Heaven. :confused: Wait, this is new to me. The intention in Neveah was Heaven backwards? My first thought was that it was (distorted :D) Hebrew for prophecy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I'm a mother-baby nurse. Please don't name your baby girl Neveah. It's just not good. Way overdone. If it's not the baby that's named Neveah, it's their two year old sister. Stick with your trend of beautiful and different names. I really like Evangeline Ruth. That's beautiful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansamy Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I hate Nevaeh. It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. It ranks up there with the urban legend name of Formica Dinette, except that people are actually saddling their kids with this atrocity. At least Formica Dinette is an urban legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I hate Nevaeh. It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. It ranks up there with the urban legend name of Formica Dinette, except that people are actually saddling their kids with this atrocity. At least Formica Dinette is an urban legend. To name a child formica... :lol: It's an ant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansamy Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Perhaps I should apologize to the OP for my near-violent reaction to her dc's proposed name. In my defense, I've seen a number of little angels running barefoot on the hospital floors, covered in cheetos orange powder, with a messy head named Nevaeh. The image I conjure up in my head of Nevaeh is definitely not heavenly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 The salon where I get my hair is called Salon Neveah. And they pronounce it Ne-vey-ah. I would veto the name based on that. It's pretty, but around here it's associated with the hair salon. Just like I think Felicity and Amelia are pretty, but those are outer suburbs of our area, which are not always looked upon favorably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Evangelina Ruth? I only know Nevaeh to be pronounced nuh-vay-uh. I can't make myself say nuh-vay when I look at it. If you like to stick with less common names I'd skip this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justlittleoldme Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Isn't Evangaline from Princess and the Frog? I don't like Nevaeh either, way way too many girls with that name. It's kind of like Jennifer for the 2000's. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhg Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Reminds me of a derivative of mole (as in skin mole). A mole's official name is "nevi" or "nevus" (but then again I have a medical background....thus my bent:D). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I have no idea what rock I must've been hiding under, but this is the first I've heard of this "name" - to hear it's a trend has me gobsmacked. Sorry - first I read Nivea (skin cream), and then I tried to think Biblical and came up with Nineveh. Love Evangelina - I'm with others that Evangelina Ruth is much nicer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Apparently, I live in a box, because I had no idea people named children "Nivaeh" or that it was "heaven" spelled backwards! :lol: I don't hate it, but I like Ruth better. My grandmother's name was Ruth and it's my 2nd dd's middle name so I'm a bit partial. :) Ruth Evangeline is lovely. My granmother was Ruth Jane - "beautiful friend." I thought it was lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I am another one that doesn't like Nevaeh. To me it is like the child isn't good enough to be called Heavenly, almost insulting really. "Hey honey, you are the opposite of Heaven." I can hear kids teasing her now - if you aren't Heaven you must be Hell. It is also a very popular name in my area - I have at least 2 foster children with the same name and both had serious drug addicted mothers. Maybe that is why I don't like it - from my experience it seems like a name that would come out of a drug trip instead of one with Biblical strength. I love Evangeline, or even Evangelina Ruth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate CA Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 No. 1,000 times no. Sorry - that is just an awful name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Sorry to pile it on, but the first thing I thought was: Nuh-vay? No way! :lol: Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansamy Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 - I have at least 2 foster children with the same name and both had serious drug addicted mothers. Maybe that is why I don't like it - from my experience it seems like a name that would come out of a drug trip instead of one with Biblical strength.. Thanks! That was my point earlier. I was just trying to avoid telling OP that it was a common amongst the crackhead incubators in this area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2agang Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share Posted August 31, 2010 Well Nevaeh isn't the babys middle name. Well I told dh he laughed so hard and I knew it was a no. We love Evangelina so that is staying. I just can't find a middle name. I love Ruth but dh is like I guess I will live with it. So I don't know. I like the thaught of Nevaeh meaning heaven but the thaught of it backwards kinda does sound a crackhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Well, if you still like the idea of Heaven as a middle name, how about choosing Gloria or Glory or Celeste. Those all are translations and versions of translations that mean Heaven. There is an adorable girl I know named Glory Anne :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Well, if you still like the idea of Heaven as a middle name, how about choosing Gloria or Glory or Celeste. Those all are translations and versions of translations that mean Heaven. There is an adorable girl I know named Glory Anne :) Oh! I like Celeste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I have no idea what rock I must've been hiding under, but this is the first I've heard of this "name" - to hear it's a trend has me gobsmacked. I totally agree! I've NEVER heard this name, and I thought I'd heard a pretty good cross-section of trendy names. I work with urban populations in our big city. I've Ne-vay-uh heard this one, though! :lol: astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I totally agree! I've NEVER heard this name, and I thought I'd heard a pretty good cross-section of trendy names. I work with urban populations in our big city. I've Ne-vay-uh heard this one, though! :lol: According to Baby Name Voyager, it was the 31st most popular girls' name in 2007, 34th in 2008. (And that doesn't count Neveah, only Nevaeh.) I've come across a few, but don't know any Nevaehs personally. My impression is that there's an inverse relationship between the number of natural teeth the parents have and the likelihood of a baby being named Nevaeh, but perhaps that's regional. I'm sure there are a number of lovely Nevaehs from lovely families -- but it's a name I would avoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny_P Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Wow! You ladies are rough! That being stated, I cringe when I hear that name as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I like Evangelina also, but as I say it, it has 5 syllables, and I'm thinking a short middle name. Evangelina Joy or Rose. Something simple, especially if you have a longer last name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I pmd you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansamy Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I like Celeste. Evangelina Celeste. It's a mouthful, but it's pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 . I like the thaught of Nevaeh meaning heaven but the thaught of it backwards kinda does sound a crackhead. What about Haven as a middle name? I have two friends (who also know one other) who've given this to their daughters as either a first name or middle name. I think it's beautiful - Evangelina Haven sounds pretty to my ear... and the meaning of the name Haven is lovely as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherMayI Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I love Evangelina...how about Grace as a middle name? Glad that Neveah is out:tongue_smilie:! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 If you like it, go for it. I don't like gimmicky names, but that's me :) Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 (edited) I would pronounce it Nevh-ee-uh. It doesn't look like Nuh-vay to me at all. I can't think of a nice looking spelling for the pronuciation you want. edited to add: I didn't even catch on that it was Heaven spelled backwards. I wouldn't do it. Edited August 31, 2010 by AngieW in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I am not a fan of Nevaeh.:glare: But if you like the name you should use it regardless of what others think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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