Baby Name Nevaeh?

I am doing some research into 'peculiar' baby names and the name Nevaeh has popped up to be quite contentious.





I just wondered why this name is so controversial? Yes we all know that it's Heaven spelt backwards but infact the name doesn't even mean Heaven.





Whilst doing some research I found that the name has been associated with butterflies and snow.





My question to you is, why is the name hated so much? Lol. I have heard thousands of names that sound much worse than Nevaeh and yet there is no mention of these names.





Personally, yes Nevaeh is not a great name but it wouldn't be the end of the world to be named that.





Can anyone tell me their personal opinion of why they loathe it?

Baby Name Nevaeh?
It's so common. A lot of younger mothers choose it because they think it's "original", yet there were 271 little girls born last year with the name Nevaeh.





And it does sound a little bit ghetto...I can't argue with that.
Reply:me personally....it irritates the hell outta me because mommies think its the most precious name in the world thus there's a million little Navaehs walking around! I know so many moms who though it was a brilliant idea to name their daughter that only because of the heaven thing. Be more creative.....please
Reply:I LIKE IT
Reply:Here it is, plain and simple (LOL):





There are a number of reasons people are averse to Nevaeh.





1. It's a recently-created "name" with absolutely no history of usage or actual etymology and meaning beyond the stereotypical "Heaven spelled backwards" byline.





2. That "meaning" in and of itself is actually considered quite negative by many, especially those who ARE religious and view the natural opposite of Heaven to be Hell, making this seem an obviously anti-religious "name," regardless of the parents' intent. You can say "it still means Heaven" all you want -- "you" in the general sense, of course ;) -- but the simple fact is that throughout history, doing or displaying a religious icon backwards or in reverse is known to indicate the exact opposite. Ever heard of the upside-down cross used in various Pagan rituals of lore? Not a good thing. LOL





3. Many simply tend to shy away from randomly-trendy, overused names that appear out of nowhere and suddenly become the next big thing. The bandwagon mentality, in other words. And that certainly applies here, since Nevaeh joined the top 1000 most commonly-given names at a whopping 266 just a few years ago, and is already in the top FIFTY and steadily rising! Add in the fact that most using or suggesting it still think it "unique," and it's fairly obvious that this is a trend -- already overused and just as quickly dated.





Just about everything someone with a modicum of class might try to AVOID in a name. Pure and simple. ;)





Also, given the name's recently-created nature, and the fact that most using it incorrectly assume it somehow unusual, there is no actual, "proper" pronunciation. Many say ne-VAY-uh. Others, simply ne-VAY or nuh-VEE. More still assume it NIV-ee-a ... like the skincare line. LOL Quite honestly, any random letter jumble that doesn't even have an obvious pronunciation simply doesn't appeal in my book. Not even a little bit. ;)





So again, trashy, lower-class, overused (by people thinking it unusual), contrived, possibly-negative (but used by those falsely thinking it wonderfully positive LOL), etc. Nothing redeeming about it.





Edit: "Kayt = dragonflies and poppies!" ROFL Well said! Just wanted to add per one of the first comments, you're right on about Nevaeh being a commonly-given name, but there were actually 5,814 little "Nevaehs" born in 2006 ... and 257 "Neveahs" (Heaven MISspelled backwards ROFL)! Just thought the actual numbers would help, since it was far more than roughly 300. ;)
Reply:Because it is another stupid made-up chav name - Heaven backwards. Wouldn't that be Hell? or maybe Purgatory?





I'm fascinated to know where you found an etymology relating it to anything half-way normal or desirable.





EDIT:





FYI, the smartalec who tries to tell us how to spell; do your homework





spelling Show phonetics


noun


1 [U] forming words with the correct letters in the correct order, or the ability to do this:


He's hopeless at spelling.


My computer has a program which corrects my spelling.


Your essay is full of spelling mistakes/errors.





2 [C] the way a particular word is spelt:


This dictionary includes both British and American spellings of words.





(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)








OK?
Reply:It's O.K. I mean atleast it's not Shaniqua. xD
Reply:I think the whle Heaven backwords thing is over done.
Reply:It sounds really 'ghetto' and it just... doesn't even really sound like a persons name. Plus... it's just seems cheesy to have a name that spells 'heaven' backwards.
Reply:Because it looks stupid and illiterate. Doesn't sound much better, either.








Nevaeh is not typically an "accepted" conventional name in US society.





Accepted by the Slavic people for butterfly..If your not of Russian or Polish decent why would you ? Most foreigners come to the USA an acclimate to our american ways and will name their children conventional Anglo names .
Reply:Because it's TRASHY.





So many knocked-up 16-year-olds have used it that it's destroyed ANY respectability the name might have once had (which wouldn't have been a lot).
Reply:it sounds like a stripprs name
Reply:phoney made up name overly pious silly
Reply:I hate hate hate it. It's made up to be cute. I can't stand newly made up names. Plus, it isn't really associated butterflies and snow, unless someone on the internet decided to say so. It's like me deciding that Kayt is associated with dragonflies and poppies. It doesn't mean it's true!





Plus, you're right. It doesn't mean 'heaven'. When you do something backwards, especially religious things, you're doing the opposite of the original meaning. So, saying 'heaven' backwards incites 'the opposite of heaven', meaning, of course, hell. People who use the name and say it's so sweet just sound so trashy and ignorant. They don't know they're naming their daughter 'hell'!





It's become extremely common. It went from not in the top 1000 to the 200's in one year, and now it's in the top 50, and unfortunately, probably going up. Since it hit the top so quickly, it's very likely that it's going to be very trendy, and quickly dated, like Brittany and Linda are now.





Also, I can't stand that EVERY single person I hear mention the name think they're so clever when they come up with it. And they call it 'unique' and 'different'. News flash: if the name's in the top 50, it's not unique. It's common and trendy. There's nothing wrong with using a common name, but at least realise it and acknowledge it!
Reply:The problems with Nevaeh


1. How to say it, not but seems to say it the same way


2. It's a top 50 name, it's not Unique


3. It's not cute or cleave like the people that name the child that think





People could name their child anything they like


If the post a question what do you think about Nevaeh?


I want a unique name that not common?


I would response why I do not like the name


You have a few of the reasons in your question





If you do not want to know what people think, then do not ask
Reply:It's just so ghetto sounding...


So cheesy, and ugly.
Reply:A backward heaven = hell, who would name their kid that?





p.s. "spelt" is a wheat. The word is "spelled".
Reply:Because it's a made up name and SOUNDS made up.
Reply:I dont l;ike it because it sounds kind of odd and is kinda cheesy and corny
Reply:sounds like a hand cream
Reply:I named my niece Nevaeh Migdalhia. It is a beautiful name. She is 5 years old now, %26amp; the only Nevaeh in her class. It was not choosen for the backwards Heaven, but for how pretty it sounds. She is White/Spanish. Her name fits her perfectly, we call her Vaeh (Vay-ya). I don't know why people are so against it. My sister was 25 when she had her %26amp; we named her together (I was 24 when she was born). Get over it. Really.
Reply:It's tacky and in my opinion Heaven backwards is Hell.
Reply:I just dislike non conventional names.





To the poster who went on about "spelt".. it's perfectly acceptable in most other English speaking countries to mean "spelled". Spelled is American-English.
Reply:I like that name Nevaeh. I never knew it was controversial (and to other people who reads this, NO it's not a GHETTO name it's only heaven spelled backwards). Heaven can be a nice name for a girl too.
Reply:Well I like the name and how can it mean hell ? I think people should mind there on and let people name the babies what they want.Sure if you post it on here people will either criticize you or praise you for the name you choose,but in the end it is the parents choice on the name of there baby.As I said I love the name Neveah and I am not ashamed to say it.

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