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Help[Opinions] Re: Nevaeh
in reply to a message by Lily
I like Nevaeh too as a gp. It is beautiful, especially when it's prn neh-VAY-uh. I suspect that's the correct prn since, as you say, that's how most people prn it.
Yeah, I guess it's a little tacky just because names spelled backwards or composed of random syllables are rather silly. I wouldn't say "all names were made up at some point"; most were derived from actual words in some language rather than being a word spelled backwards. I don't believe that Neveah is worse than Nevaeh, either. I mean, if you can go as far as to spell a word backwards to get a name, why can't you change the spelling? Popular names pick up alternate spellings all the time.
Neaveh does look biblical to me, and no, it doesn't put me to mind of Nivea.
I don't know any Nevaehs nor how popular it is where I live.
Yeah, I guess it's a little tacky just because names spelled backwards or composed of random syllables are rather silly. I wouldn't say "all names were made up at some point"; most were derived from actual words in some language rather than being a word spelled backwards. I don't believe that Neveah is worse than Nevaeh, either. I mean, if you can go as far as to spell a word backwards to get a name, why can't you change the spelling? Popular names pick up alternate spellings all the time.
Neaveh does look biblical to me, and no, it doesn't put me to mind of Nivea.
I don't know any Nevaehs nor how popular it is where I live.
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Hmm but neh-VAY-ah just doesn't make sense when it comes from the two syllable word heaven. I have heard it as neh-VAY quite a lot and also as neh-VEE-ah and neh-VY.
But I also find neh-VAY-ah pretty.
But I also find neh-VAY-ah pretty.
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That logic is so strange to me! Why would it need to be the same amount of syllables when the spelling's reversed? Why not just pronounce it exactly like Heaven backwards, without any AY sound at all? Indulge backwards would be Egludni - 3 syllables. etc.
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Because it also makes more sense for Nevaeh. ae is pronounced AY. Or otherwise it would be neh-VAH-eh or neh-VAH-ay but not neh-VAY-ah. That would only make sense as Neveah, maybe that's why this alternate spelling is popular.
Heaven backwards makes an AY sound. Well, more like NEV-eh or so but with a longer eh so it sounds close to ay.
Heaven backwards makes an AY sound. Well, more like NEV-eh or so but with a longer eh so it sounds close to ay.
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If we are really strict about this Nevaeh should be something like "Niveh", shouldn't it?
I think someone needs to make a recording of themselves saying "heaven" and play it backwards for us.
I think someone needs to make a recording of themselves saying "heaven" and play it backwards for us.
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I tried it
It's Nev-EH. [Not Nev-ay. Nev-EH!]
http://www.zshare.net/audio/76510810c988e1d5/
It's REALLY fast, and really quiet, so you'll need headphones (my microphone is crap). I say "heaven" first, and then you'll hear the backwards version.
[*.* and now it's cutting out before it's over. hope it's not doing that to any one else]
It's Nev-EH. [Not Nev-ay. Nev-EH!]
http://www.zshare.net/audio/76510810c988e1d5/
It's REALLY fast, and really quiet, so you'll need headphones (my microphone is crap). I say "heaven" first, and then you'll hear the backwards version.
[*.* and now it's cutting out before it's over. hope it's not doing that to any one else]
This message was edited 5/25/2010, 2:40 PM
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Niveh is actually pretty. Yeah we should try that to make sure ;)
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