Neva

Sounds like "Never". Pronounced NEH-VA.

Can be pronounced NAY-va or NEH-vuh or NEE-vuh.

Neva is an old Slavic name. I am from Slovenia, and as mentioned, the closest illustration of the name's pronunciation in my country to an English-speaking person could be provided by "Neh-vah", as in a slang word for "never". But in reality, the word is pronounced slightly differently than "Neva" (for never); you have to accentuate the first part of the word ("Neh") and "eh" in "Neh" is pronounced narrowly, rather than widely (as it is in "Neva" for never). The name is not perceived as unusual, but it is true that it is not so common. Far more popular is the name Eva, for example (again, pronounced similarly to "Eh-vah").

My name is Neva, pronounced Nee-vah! As a child, it was frustrating not being able to find the cutesy name things like keychains, badges, stationery, anything with my name on it. What that did was force me to create my own personalized items; which created the person I am today. My name is not short for anything; just Neva. I was named Neva after my momma lost a bet with her cousin, whose name is also Neva. Growing up, she was Big Neva and I was Little Neva.

I like this! Is it pronounced nee-va or neh-va?

I worked with a lady named Neva and she pronounced it Nee-vah. She was short and dumpy about 45, but nice.