Comments for the name Neva

My grandma was born in 1924 in a tiny Kentucky town. I never knew how she got her name, only that it was very unusual and I'd never known any one else with her name. I sometimes wondered if she was named after the Russian river. After viewing this site, I've learned this name was much more common during the time she was born.

I worked with a lady named Neva and she pronounced it Nee-vah. She was short and dumpy about 45, but nice.

I have a friend named Neva. She is a very pretty, kind, and talented. I find it to be a very unique and beautiful name. It sounds appropriate at any age, too. The only problem with this name is its pronunciation. It confuses a lot of people. But that shouldn't be enough to deter one from bestowing this name on their daughter. It's lovely and I heartily recommend it!

Neva is a Spanish name meaning "snow."

I have to agree, Neva is Spanish and it's a form of "Nieves" or "Nevada".

There is a band called Neva Dinova.

Neva Dinova is my favorite band. I had heard Jake Bellows named the band after his grandmother, and I was thinking, "Neva is a name? What?" Then I grew to really love it as I heard more about people with this name. It sounds so pretty and unique even though it was more common in the past. I think there was a character on Murder in Small Town X named Neva, as well.

Russian model Natalia Vodianova named her daughter Neva, after the river Neva.

I knew twins named Neva and Eva (as in never ever) so that is all I can think of when I hear this (Neva said like 'never' but with an accent).

Neva means one kind of swamp in Finnish (in our language there are ~5 words for different kinds of swamps). It's not usually a name in Finland, but I have a friend whose sister is named Neva. I think it's a beautiful name.

There is a character in D. J. MacHale's Pendragon series with this name. Only she spells it Nevva. Double v.

I was named Neva. I admit it's a hard name to bear. Lol. Usually it is mispronounced and mistaken for Nevada or Geneva. Also, slang for never.

I was named after my grandmother, and always wished for a popular name like Kelly or Amber. But now I am proud to have a unusual name. Rarely do I meet anyone else with it, and if I do, they are usually elderly women. It's interesting to have this name.

I like the sound of this name. It sounds esthetic, sophisticated, classy, yet nicely simple. It's uncommon nowadays, and it's quite surprising people haven't rediscovered the name since the tacky Nevaeh has become so popular.

Very nice. This would make a great alternative to Nevaeh.

This is an anagram of Evan.

I like the sound and look of this name, and it reminds me of science fiction character names for some reason. I guess it's the vowel-consonant-vowel-consonant thing, and the letter "v", neither of which appear too often in English names.

To me, this looks like someone saying "never" with a "street" accent.

If I were to use this name, I would spell it Nevah. If you look at the spelling, it is the name Haven backwards.

A bit boring. Only has place as a short form in my opinion.

As a short form of Geneva, it's ok. As a full name - ugh. Also, it reminds me of a misspelling of 'never'.

It looks like someone saying "Never" in a British accent.

Which British accent are you referring too? I'm Scottish but sound totally different to someone from Wales. I'd pronounce Neva like Knee-va and Never like Niver. Those in England and Wales shall pronounce both of these differently to me.

'Neva' simply does not sound like a real name. It sounds like the name of a river, certainly. But it does not sound like a real person's name. A far more likable and traditional alternative would be 'Niamh'.

This name is a Croatian and Serbian short form of Nevena. It's pronounced NEH-vah.

I like this! Is it pronounced nee-va or neh-va?