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Help[Opinions] Re: Nevaeh [potentially upsetting post]
in reply to a message by Lily
Nevaeh seems to be a "cursed name" to me. Maybe it's just because it's so popular, but I feel like I hear about a lot of terrible things happening to Nevaehs.
warning: terrible things ahead.
Of the top of my head, I can think of:
Nevaeh Buchanan (kidnapped and buried alive, under cement)
Nevaeh Richardson (raped at 8 days old, which led to her death
Nevaeh Jade Abercrombie (car accient, 11 months old, her mom didn't strap her in properly)
Recently, 4 children died in a fire started by a candle and one of them was a 2-year-old Nevaeh.
and googling Nevaeh in the google news archives:
Nevaeh Wanzer, Nevaeh Rae Jones (one news article even points out that her name is "Heaven spelled backwards"), Nevaeh Alana Miller....
Also, it seems this name is given to a lot of stillborn babies (based on this search. The ones I listed actually had something happen to them, but there were a lot of newborn obituaries too. More than if I search any other name).
[I don't really remember how I got started on this, but about a year ago, I looked this up and had a giant list. I think it was because I googled Nevaeh Richardson and got a ton of other Nevaehs and just got intrigued at how such a "heavenly" name could have so many bad outcomes.]
And Nevaeh Buchanan and Nevaeh Richardson are usually my first thoughts with this name. Probably because they lived in this area and were on the news a lot.
...Um... yeah. I don't really care for it. The spelling is ugly to me. The sound is sort of ok, but I'd prefer Nineveh.
I think I once suggested spelling it Nevé (for Neh-vay), and then it does actually mean snow (it's a form of the Spanish Nevar). That's not too bad I guess, but there's still other names I'd rather see.
warning: terrible things ahead.
Of the top of my head, I can think of:
Nevaeh Buchanan (kidnapped and buried alive, under cement)
Nevaeh Richardson (raped at 8 days old, which led to her death
Nevaeh Jade Abercrombie (car accient, 11 months old, her mom didn't strap her in properly)
Recently, 4 children died in a fire started by a candle and one of them was a 2-year-old Nevaeh.
and googling Nevaeh in the google news archives:
Nevaeh Wanzer, Nevaeh Rae Jones (one news article even points out that her name is "Heaven spelled backwards"), Nevaeh Alana Miller....
Also, it seems this name is given to a lot of stillborn babies (based on this search. The ones I listed actually had something happen to them, but there were a lot of newborn obituaries too. More than if I search any other name).
[I don't really remember how I got started on this, but about a year ago, I looked this up and had a giant list. I think it was because I googled Nevaeh Richardson and got a ton of other Nevaehs and just got intrigued at how such a "heavenly" name could have so many bad outcomes.]
And Nevaeh Buchanan and Nevaeh Richardson are usually my first thoughts with this name. Probably because they lived in this area and were on the news a lot.
...Um... yeah. I don't really care for it. The spelling is ugly to me. The sound is sort of ok, but I'd prefer Nineveh.
I think I once suggested spelling it Nevé (for Neh-vay), and then it does actually mean snow (it's a form of the Spanish Nevar). That's not too bad I guess, but there's still other names I'd rather see.
This message was edited 5/25/2010, 1:49 PM
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I think sometimes people are more likely to use a name like Nevaeh if the child didn't survive. I see a lot more babies named things like 'Hope' or 'Faith' and so forth in children's cemeteries than I would expect to see in the general population. It makes sense that people often opt for a 'special' name.
Those news stories are very, very sad. I understand why you have such a negative association. :(
Those news stories are very, very sad. I understand why you have such a negative association. :(
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Poor kids.
I feel the same about about Amy. One girl I worked with hid her pregnancy and had a very premature baby who lived for a little while. She had severe brain damage and she was called Amy Grace or Amy Rose.
And another guy I worked with - same thing - his wife went into labour prematurely and the baby lived a little while and they called her Amy.
Regardless of the fact that I know other healthy Amys( and I have a cousin called Amy) I associate it with dead babies probably because the two babies were born in consecutive years...
I quite like Ninevah.
I feel the same about about Amy. One girl I worked with hid her pregnancy and had a very premature baby who lived for a little while. She had severe brain damage and she was called Amy Grace or Amy Rose.
And another guy I worked with - same thing - his wife went into labour prematurely and the baby lived a little while and they called her Amy.
Regardless of the fact that I know other healthy Amys( and I have a cousin called Amy) I associate it with dead babies probably because the two babies were born in consecutive years...
I quite like Ninevah.
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I feel the same about about Amy. One girl I worked with hid her pregnancy and had a very premature baby who lived for a little while. She had severe brain damage and she was called Amy Grace or Amy Rose.
And another guy I worked with - same thing - his wife went into labour prematurely and the baby lived a little while and they called her Amy.
Regardless of the fact that I know other healthy Amys( and I have a cousin called Amy) I associate it with dead babies :/
And another guy I worked with - same thing - his wife went into labour prematurely and the baby lived a little while and they called her Amy.
Regardless of the fact that I know other healthy Amys( and I have a cousin called Amy) I associate it with dead babies :/
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Uahh terrible :( I know two Destinys and the had terrible accidents as kids but survived and are well now.
But this is really a weird coincidence, so many bad things happening to girls named Nevaeh :(
What does Nineveh mean? It's pretty.
But this is really a weird coincidence, so many bad things happening to girls named Nevaeh :(
What does Nineveh mean? It's pretty.
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Nineveh
I believe is a Biblical place name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineveh
Not sure on it's exact meaning, but here's something on the Hebrew roots:
http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Nineveh.html
I believe is a Biblical place name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineveh
Not sure on it's exact meaning, but here's something on the Hebrew roots:
http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Nineveh.html
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whoa
See, what did I say about the Satanic backwards-thing. That is creepy. Those poor children.
See, what did I say about the Satanic backwards-thing. That is creepy. Those poor children.
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Hate to say it, but I agree on the Satanic thing...I've been saying that all along too. It's disgusting what happened to those children. Is there a curse on Nevaeh? I don't know. But I've always had a good reason why I'd never use it, even if it sounds pretty to the ears.
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