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in reply to a message by Lily
It does look Biblical because of its similarity to Nineveh, but I would rather see Nineveh than Nevaeh. I think it is tacky because it is silly and yet pompous. The silliness in itself wouldn't be so bad, because I admire silly names (even made up ones sometimes), but people take it so seriously and try so hard to cram the invented importance of the name down people's throats that it turns me right off. Have some humility and common sense, people. It is not a holy name, it is not a sacred name, it is not deep and amazing. It is heaven backwards. And I thought backwards things were a tool of the devil anyways - what about all the hullaballoo about playing records backwards back in the day?
Why would spelling it differently make you upset? It is a made up name of a backwards word that you want people to take seriously, and now you are trying to get picky about it? Elizabeth can be spelled Elisabeth and Rachel Rachael, so why not Nevaeh Neveah?
I don't know any Nevaehs. It doesn't remind me of Nivea but I could see how it might. I say it "nuh-VAY-uh" because that's how I thought it was supposed to be said. Yes heaven has two syllables but isn't it funny how a word sounds different when we try to say it backwards. Weird.
Why would spelling it differently make you upset? It is a made up name of a backwards word that you want people to take seriously, and now you are trying to get picky about it? Elizabeth can be spelled Elisabeth and Rachel Rachael, so why not Nevaeh Neveah?
I don't know any Nevaehs. It doesn't remind me of Nivea but I could see how it might. I say it "nuh-VAY-uh" because that's how I thought it was supposed to be said. Yes heaven has two syllables but isn't it funny how a word sounds different when we try to say it backwards. Weird.
This message was edited 5/25/2010, 11:30 AM
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Well then I suppose Neveah is the postmodern North American phonetical adaptation of "the original" Nevaeh.
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and Kayghtelynne of Caitlin.
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Yeah, true if there are girls named Kayghtelynne and Emmaleigh, Ashlee or Caydence I guess you can have Neveah. It doesn't look as bad at first sight, actually. It makes more sense for the neh-VAY-ah pr. anyway. Neveah seems the more natural way to spell it. I know a Nevaeh and many people spell it Neveah when they hear it.
I guess I would go for something different altogether, maybe Nívea or Neva or maybe Neriah. Apparently Neweh has something to do with a Hebrew word that means oasis but I have no idea whether that is true.
I really like the way it sounds, though.
I guess I would go for something different altogether, maybe Nívea or Neva or maybe Neriah. Apparently Neweh has something to do with a Hebrew word that means oasis but I have no idea whether that is true.
I really like the way it sounds, though.
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