'I told my in-laws their child's name is spelt wrong - they're raging at me'

Deciding what to name your child is a huge decision, and many parents opt for names that have emotional or sentimental value attached.

One couple chose to do exactly that when they named their little girl Neveah, which they believed to be 'heaven' spelt backwards - until their sister's boyfriend decided to point out that was not the case.

The man had been visiting his girlfriend's family for the first time when he was first introduced to her niece, a five-year-old girl called Neveah.

Despite the fact he and his girlfriend had been together for more than a year and a half, the man was only just meeting the family in person due to travel restrictions that were in place during the pandemic.

His girlfriend's family are raging at him (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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"I never heard the name and my girlfriend's sister said it is Heaven spelt backwards," he wrote on Reddit's AITA forum.

"It is not because heaven backwards would be Nevaeh (not Neveah). Later I told my girlfriend what her sister said and at first, she didn't believe me and the next morning told her parents who also didn't believe me.

"I had to type it out for them to see what I meant."

Not only did his girlfriend's parents not know, but her sister and brother-in-law - Neveah's parents - had no idea either, and they were all baffled to learn it wasn't actually heaven spelt backwards.

"Am I wrong for bringing it up to my girlfriend? She's p***ed at me for telling her and so are her parents, sister and brother-in-law. I don't think it's my fault none of them noticed for five years but my girlfriend thinks I shouldn't have said anything to her in the first place," he added.

One Reddit user responded: "That little girl would have went to school telling people her name is heaven backwards and would get teases the moment those kids learn to spell. You helped them out."

"Holy s*** they're stupid. Sure you wanna be tied to that kind of dumb? I mean heaven spelt backwards is already a s****y name, but to misspell it is wild. Feel bad for the kid," another added.

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