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Heaven is not something you name your child, imv. Quite frankly I think since it's the name of paradise in Christianity it's sacred. On the flip side, no one wants to name their son Hell, so why use Heaven? Also, it doesn't sound as feminine as Nevaeh imo. I get that Nevaeh heaven backwards but it doesn't hold the same weight and when spelled differently kinda looses all connection. I used this name for a character who's personality wasn't really what I would think a girl with that name would have, so I chose to give her the nickname "Nev," which much better fit her personality. It's got flexibility in that sense that I think Heaven doesn't have.

Prefer Heaven. Might not be a great name but it’s not as nonsensical and counter intuitive as Neaveh.

Nevaeh, definitely. It’s such a beautiful sounding name, I’ve always been fond of the sound of it. Even though it’s Heaven backwards, it’s less in your face than Heaven as a name. Nevaya works for me, as the spelling makes more sense and you still get the same pronunciation, Nuh-vay-uh.

I think Nevaeh sounds better but conceptually (irrelevant to usage IRL) is gimmicky to a degree that's annoying; also I almost always misspell it as Neveah because that looks closer to how it's pronounced to me. But I'd prefer Nevaeh because I simply don't like the sound of Heaven. I don't like the sound of Haven or Heather either.

This message was edited 4/3/2022, 8:30 PM

Nevaeh has a better sound to it

Nevaeh sounds nicer, in my opinion. Heaven is fine in terms of sound, though it isn't my style at all.

I don’t like either. I like the sound of Nevaeh and would probably like it if it had come about a different way. I’m not much for new, trendy or made-up names, but if it had come around as someone just liked the sound and wasn’t trying to spell Heaven backwards and came up with Navaya or Navaia or something I could get behind it, but they might as well just cut to the chase and go with Heaven.

They're both awful. I was never a fan of overly religious names, it's a tacky excuse not to choose an actual name. Naming someone "Heaven" is like naming your kid "love and sparkles" it doesn't speak to their personality at all. I would equate someone named Heaven to a prissy golden child who has no self awareness. I would suggest a well thought out name, how about a Saints name? Those are always lovely.

One is as bad as the other.

I used to hate Heaven, but it's no different than naming a child Angel, and I love that name. Once I realized my bias, I just couldn't hate it anymore. I went to disliking it. I don't like the sound of the name. It rhymes with unisex and male names but it's considered a feminine name. That irks me. But it's not a big deal.

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I disliked Nevaeh because it was "made-up" and spelled it in a confusing way, but some of the prettiest names happen to be recent creations, so again, I saw my bias. I can't decide which spelling satisfies me, but I do enjoy the cadence of it and always have.

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So, I like Nevaeh more.

I used to hate Heaven, but it's no different than naming a child Angel, and I love that name. Once I realized my bias, I just couldn't hate it anymore. I went to disliking it. I don't like the sound of the name. It rhymes with unisex and male names but it's considered a feminine name. That irks me. But it's not a big deal.

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I disliked Nevaeh because it was "made-up" and spelled it in a confusing way, but some of the prettiest names happen to be recent creations, so again, I saw my bias. I can't decide which spelling satisfies me, but I do enjoy the cadence of it and always have.

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So, I like Nevaeh more.

I used to hate Heaven, but it's no different than naming a child Angel, and I love that name. Once I realized my bias, I just couldn't hate it anymore. I went to disliking it. I don't like the sound of the name. It rhymes with unisex and male names but it's considered a feminine name. That irks me. But it's not a big deal.

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I disliked Nevaeh because it was "made-up" and spelled it in a confusing way, but some of the prettiest names happen to be recent creations, so again, I saw my bias. I can't decide which spelling satisfies me, but I do enjoy the cadence of it and always have.

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So, I like Nevaeh more.

Nevaeh. I like the sound of it better. It sounds more "name-like" to me. I don't consider Heaven an actual name, and probably never will. It's one of those words that just doesn't work as a name. Not like Nevaeh and Haven do.

I prefer Nevaeh because of the sound.