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Help[Opinions] Nevaeh vs Isis
I know this is kind of a gunpoint question but: Let’s pretend we live in a fictional universe where the terrorist group doesn’t exist and Nevaeh isn't so harshly treated. Which name would you prefer, and which would have the most likely chance of being your daughters name?
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It would have to be Nevaeh, which I actually think is a beautiful sounding name. I’d prefer to spell it Nevaya though.
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Isis
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I actually don't mind the name Nevaeh, I wouldn't use it however.
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Honestly, I would probably pick Nevaeh.
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I think both are fine.
I almost always prefer names that have first-syllable stress. They sound stronger to me. That's the main tiebreaker here - I'd go with Isis I guess.
What I don't like about Isis is that it's from a dead religion that somehow isn't quite dead yet, and that's a little heavy, to me. I couldn't care less about the militant group. Its "name" has nothing to do with either the personal name, or the namesake goddess.
What I don't like about Nevaeh is the way the unstressed first syllable comes out, and the way the spelling looks is just not aesthetically appealing to me - it *looks* too much like it's an English word spelled backwards. And also 'heaven' is not the namiest thing in the world, I don't "get" naming a kid that.
I almost always prefer names that have first-syllable stress. They sound stronger to me. That's the main tiebreaker here - I'd go with Isis I guess.
What I don't like about Isis is that it's from a dead religion that somehow isn't quite dead yet, and that's a little heavy, to me. I couldn't care less about the militant group. Its "name" has nothing to do with either the personal name, or the namesake goddess.
What I don't like about Nevaeh is the way the unstressed first syllable comes out, and the way the spelling looks is just not aesthetically appealing to me - it *looks* too much like it's an English word spelled backwards. And also 'heaven' is not the namiest thing in the world, I don't "get" naming a kid that.
This message was edited 9/3/2021, 5:41 PM
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Honestly I'd choose Isis anyways even with the terrorist group. Nevaeh is the antithesis of my name style and I don't hear much about ISIL lately.
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Well, you made this an easy question. Without the terrorist association I rather like Isis, whereas I don't really like Nevaeh at all.
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Isis.
It's a nice name that was ruined by the terrorist group (though I think IS is what they use now but the damaged is done).
Nevaeh is just not nice and I will never like the way it looks or sounds.
It's a nice name that was ruined by the terrorist group (though I think IS is what they use now but the damaged is done).
Nevaeh is just not nice and I will never like the way it looks or sounds.
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If the terrorist group didn’t exist I ‘d like Isis. Can’t see the appeal of Neaveh, it’s kind of a hassle to spell right.
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