Neve Sydney

We just found out we are having a girl (our first!) and the name that seems to sticking is [name]Neve[/name] [name]Sydney[/name]. [name]Do[/name] you think that sounds good?? My husband wants something with a “L” in honor of a family member, and my parents want me to use something with a “R” but we can’t find any names we love with those letters. Any suggestions, or do you think [name]Neve[/name] [name]Sydney[/name] is a winner? Thank you!

Sorry but with a short name like [name]Neve[/name], I would personally choose something less masculine than [name]Sydney[/name]. Here are some L & R name suggestions. All the best!
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Lorelei[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Leonora[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Lilah[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Laurel[/name]

[name]Neve[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Regina[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Roberta[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Rochelle[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Rowena[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]

I agree with mischa. The only names that I have to add are [name]Neve[/name] [name]Lillian[/name], [name]Neve[/name] [name]Larissa[/name] & [name]Neve[/name] [name]Lumina[/name]. I read that [name]Lumina[/name] means sunshine, how cute is that? Good luck :slight_smile:

Ha - this is kinda random (and probably not a good enough reason to not use it together if you really like the combination), but just thought I’d share that my first reaction when I saw it was “[name]Neve[/name] [name]Campbell[/name]'s character in the Scream movies was [name]Sydney[/name] - must be a big [name]Neve[/name] [name]Campbell[/name] fan”

But I do love the name [name]Neve[/name] and think it’s really pretty, and I like [name]Sydney[/name] too, but not sure I love them together. I think some of the combos suggested above have a better flow. I am liking the three syllable suggestions, here are a few others…

[name]Neve[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Ellery[/name]

p.s. - maybe a stretch but ‘[name]Neve[/name] [name]Ellery[/name]’ could work for the ‘L’ & ‘R’

I love [name]Neve[/name]! [name]Do[/name] you pronounce it [name]Nev[/name] or Neev? I think the correct pronunciation is Neev but I have heard [name]Nev[/name] a lot, too. Not sure at this point, but truthfully I like both. I do not care for the pairing with [name]Sydney[/name], and I agree with the other two posters you need a name that is a bit more feminine sounding to pair with [name]Neve[/name].

If you want an R and a L then my #1 pick would be:
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name]

Some similar R names:
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Roslin[/name]/[name]Roslyn[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Roxanne[/name]

I also like:
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Adelle[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Neve[/name] [name]Sophie[/name]/[name]Sophia[/name]/[name]Sofia[/name] (translates to bright or radiant wisdom)

Thank you all so much for the great feedback! I am loving those ideas, especially [name]Neve[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and the husband agrees! If anyone has any others please feel free to add.

By the way I did notice the Scream reference and my sister pointed it out to me too, & I didn’t know how noticeable it would be but I guess it is. Maybe subconsciously I am a big [name]Neve[/name] [name]Campbell[/name] fan! :smiley:

[name]Neve[/name] is so pretty, it had such a delicate sound to me.
I’m not sure if [name]Neve[/name] [name]Sydney[/name] flows the best…[name]Neve[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] seems much better, I actually really like it:)

Do you pronounce it Nev or Neev? I think the correct pronunciation is Neev but I have heard Nev a lot, too. Not sure at this point, but truthfully I like both.

They’re unrelated names that happen to be spelled the same.
[name]Neve[/name] “neev” - phonetic spelling of Irish [name]Niamh[/name], “radiant”.
[name]Neve[/name] “nev” - as used by [name]Neve[/name] [name]Campbell[/name], “snow”.