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 [ 2 syll. ne-va, nev-a ] The girl name Neva is pronounced NEYVah KEY. 1: Neva's origin is Latin, and its use, English and Italian. Derived from the word nivis which is of the meaning 'snow'. The name is of disputed origin; it could be from Latin, Italian, Spanish, or Old English roots. A variant of Neva is Nevada (English). 2: Neva's language of origin is Italian. Derived from the word 'neve' meaning snow. 3: Neva's origin is Spanish. Derived from nieve meaning 'snow' ; nevar meaning 'to snow'. 4: Neva's origin is Old English. Derived from the word neowe which means 'new'. In addition, Neva is a short form of Geneva (English). Neva is an uncommon baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1908, 0.052% of baby girls were given the name Neva. It was #260 in rank then. The baby name has steeply declined in popularity since then, and is used only on an infrequent scale today. Within all girl names in its family, Neva was nonetheless the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Neva include the Korean Nabi, the Hebrew Nava, the name Nepa, the English and Irish Niamh, the name Nipa, the Hebrew Niva, the English Nova, the Arabic Nabiha, the English Nevaeh, the name Niabi, and the English and Spanish Nubia. KEY: English pronunciation for Neva: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
