Nevada - Meaning of Nevada

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[ 3 syll. ne-va-da, nev-ada ] The baby girl name Nevada is also used as a boy name, though the use for girls is far more popular. It is pronounced Neh-VAA-D-ah or Neh-VAHD-ah †. Nevada's language of origin is Latin and English. It is predominantly used in English. The modern first name is a derived from the name of the American state, which means 'snow'.

In addition, Nevada is a form (English) of the English and Italian Neva.

Forms of Nevada include the names Navada, Nevadah, and Nevade.

See also the related categories, english, latin, snow, and american.

Nevada is a rare baby girl name. In 1900, 0.007% of baby girls were named Nevada. It had a ranking of #773 then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then, and is currently used only on a very light scale. Out of all girl names in its family, Nevada was nevertheless the most commonly used in 2018. In the last century Nevada has mainly been a baby girl name.

Baby names that sound like Nevada include the name Nivedita and the Hebrew Navit.

† Pronunciation for Nevada: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"