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Okay so my cousin is having a baby and she was totally planning on naming her Savannah Gabriella. Which I know, I know.. Its very popular but I was like whatever its not THAT bad, ill just call her Hannah and that will be cute.

So today she told me that she changed her mind and now she is going to name her.. But before I tell you the name, let me remind you that I live in a small town in RI where the "trendy/creative" name trend hasnt really been a problem with newborns.

But apparently it has because she is now going to name her.. Nevaeh Grace.

Omg. Shoot me now. How do I tell her nicely how bad her child's name is going to be. She was telling me how beautiful it is and she saw it online and never heard of it before.

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If she wants to brand herself and her daughter as ignorant trash, Nevaeh is the perfect name for that! At least names like Madison and Addison sound somewhat respectable despite their blandness, but Nevaeh is just "heaven" spelled backwards, which is just ridiculous and the only name I think of as more trashy is Unique. If she wants a name that hints at how she believes her child is god-sent, she should consider something like Celeste.

I don't care for the name Savannah, but I think it's a nice name that is respectable, so I really hope she'll return to her original choice or at least something a little more tasteful than Nevaeh. I think Anapology is on the right track: you should show her how very popular both Nevaeh and Grace are right now. You should also remind her that there are a lot of things one can find on the internet that one should not incorporate in to their everyday life!

I think Gabriella and Grace are both lovely, classical names and do not have a problem with either, despite the current trendiness of Grace.

Is she sure she's having a girl? Maybe she'll get a shock and have to come up with a boy's name instead. At least then Nevaeh would be out of the question! Good luck trying to talk some sense in her; I'm glad you're there to demonstrate good sense and good taste!