77%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. jə-NEE-və [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Possibly a shortened form of Genevieve. It could also be inspired by the name of the city in Switzerland. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details DiminutiveNeva PopularityDetails Last ranked #986 in 1995 United States Categories artists, cities, colleges or universities, currently out of the US top 1000, painters, place names, pop music, pop singers, sculptors, short forms