I named my daughter neveah.
She is 3 in [name_u]August[/name_u]. I never loved the name but my partner did.
Now I look at her name and want to cry! I don’t like it I want it changed. Is it to late to change her name.
[name_m]Will[/name_m] she get hate for having the name neveah??
Changing a three-year olds name could bring a lot of challenges. Would you consider giving her a nickname that she can go by if she prefers? A nickname could give her options without the disruption. There are a number of gorgeous nicknames that could come from [name_f]Neveah[/name_f]. Some possibilities:
Nevvie/ Nevi – I know someone with this name and it suits her.
[name_f]Neve[/name_f] — [name_f]Lovely[/name_f]!
[name_f]Evie[/name_f] – Very much on trend
[name_f]Evvie[/name_f] (EH-vee) --definitely works, but might be harder to get people to pronounce it correctly
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] --EH-vuh – also lovely but pronunciation might be tough
Is using her middle name an option?
If it makes you very upset then I would change it. However I would change it to a name that is very similar. I second [name_f]Eva[/name_f]. I want to suggest [name_f]Neve[/name_f] and [name_f]Leah[/name_f] as well. Both names that sound incredibly similar and would make the transition easier.
She gets called vayah as her brothers couldn’t say her name And use to call her that.
I just don’t like the name and everyone hates it as it’s heaven backwards spelt wrong. I just don’t want her to see the hate that is around her name.
If her brothers called her Vayah what about [name_f]Ava[/name_f]? I think you should change it.
I agree that you should change her name if you feel that strongly. I think she’d be happy you changed it to something you really like as she got older.
I like Vayah! It’s the easiest transition.
Veya or Veia are spellings I prefer, but I like that name nonetheless.
I second [name_f]Ava[/name_f]. Also [name_f]Nova[/name_f] or [name_f]Eva[/name_f].
I would not change her name at 3 years old. They are totally old enough at that age to know their name and it’s part of them. That could be very confusing for a child. I would consider a nickname or wait for her to ever express dissatisfaction with her name.
I agree with the previous posters that (unfortunately) 3 years old is a bit old for a name change. Calling her by a nickname seems like a good compromise. If you feel that you need to change the name formally, would you consider making Vayah the official name?
I will toss out some other suggestions, just for the sake of it. But I do still think that nicknames (or even looking at her middle name) might be a better bet.
[name_f]Nahla[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nashira[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyssa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nola[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nevara[/name_f]
[name_f]Veda[/name_f] or [name_f]Vada[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_u]Haven[/name_u]
[name_f]Savanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeva[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Reina[/name_f]
[name_f]Mireia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mattea[/name_f]
[name_f]Astraea[/name_f]
Good luck 
Changing her name at three years old could be a bit tricky, as other people have mentioned.
But to be honest, when I saw that her current name is [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f], I knew where you were coming from immediately. As you’ve already experienced, it’s a name that invokes some pretty strong reactions- you only have to see some of the comments on Nameberry about it to know that it’s quite polarizing. When you said, “I just don’t want her to see the hate that is around her name”, I honestly couldn’t think of many better reasons to change it. Changing it now is probably going to be easier for her than growing up as [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f] and dealing with what people say about it.
Picking a similar name is a good way to go. Another vote for [name_f]Ava[/name_f]! There’s also [name_f]Veda[/name_f] (vay-dah) or [name_f]Jaya[/name_f] (jay-ah) which sound similar to Vayah. You’ll probably get pronunciation/spelling issues with both of those though. Or maybe [name_u]Kay[/name_u] or [name_f]Fay[/name_f]/[name_f]Faye[/name_f] or [name_f]May[/name_f]/[name_f]Mae[/name_f]?
ETA: A couple people have mentioned calling her by her middle name. That’s an option of course, it’s easier for you as you don’t have to change the paperwork, and presumably you picked it because you like it. In terms of your daughter’s adjusting to it though, I don’t think her middle name is going to be any easier than any other name that sounds nothing like what she currently goes by, given that I don’t think most 3 year olds would know/identify with their middle names yet.
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] or [name_f]Eve[/name_f] would be perfect. She still gets to keep part of her name, it sounds similar, and both are very classic lovely names. [name_f]Do[/name_f] they appeal to you at all? What are you considering changing it to?
i love [name_f]Neve[/name_f] or [name_f]Neva[/name_f]!
I was thinking of changing it to nevena but not really sure. I do like the sound of neva.
I read somewhere that it can be distressing for a child to go through a name change after their first year. But it’s obviously not good either that you don’t like her name! I think [name_f]Neva[/name_f] is really pretty and might be a less dramatic change for her and her brothers?
I think the question is, does she know her whole name, or does she just go by her nicknames? Because I feel like it wouldn’t be too hard to change her name if the full name ([name_f]Neveah[/name_f]) is rarely used. [name_m]How[/name_m] would your partner feel? At three, its better to ask her and introduce a new name to her gradually. But if you feel this strongly about it, I think you should. The options they’ve given you are great, I especially like [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Neva[/name_f], maybe even [name_f]Neviah[/name_f]?
Good luck!
Honestly, I would change it. If you dislike it that much, I think it should go. Also I don’t know a single person that likes that name - everyone is always saying how ridiculous it is (no offense). Perhaps look into name with a similar cadence and sound that won’t be hard to transition too. She’s still quite little and will probably be able to accept the change slowly, but if you want to do it, I’d do it sooner rather than later.
I agree completely with bonfireazalea. You have good reasons for wanting to change her name, and even though she’s probably old enough to identify with it, it sounds like she might also identify with short forms like Vayah or [name_f]Neva[/name_f] so hopefully the transition to one of those as her formal name wouldn’t be too hard.
She also might be old enough that you can ask for her input. She likely won’t understand your problem with her current name, but she might be able to tell you whether she likes being called just Vayah or [name_f]Neva[/name_f] or something else.
If your daughter is called Vayah anyway, you can change her name to Vayah! I usually NEVER recommend changing a child’s name after they’re a few months old, but heaven-mispelled-backwards could actually seriously damage your daughter’s prospects on the job market.
I adopted a 2 1/2-year-old daughter whose name I disliked. I changed it to a similar sounding name and called her both names together until she got used to answering to the new name. You could change your daughter’s name to [name_f]Neva[/name_f] or [name_f]Ava[/name_f] and call her [name_f]Neva[/name_f]-Vayah or [name_f]Ava[/name_f]-Vayah until she acclimated to the new name.
I agree that you should change it, and it seems that you want to change to something similar sounding. I think she is young enough to handle the change, and you will feel better as a result. I hope all goes well.