This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the ending sequence is va.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Liva f LazMeans “snow water” in Laz.
Lkhagva m & f MongolianMeans "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" in Mongolian.
Mairava f PolynesianPolynesian name, meaning "the one coming with grace", or "the one coming with abundance".
Mandarava f BuddhismFrom the name of a type of evergreen tree that bears bright orange-red flowers (scientific name Erythrina stricta). This was the name of a consort and student of the legendary 8th-century Buddhist teacher
Padmasambhava... [
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Mareva f TahitianLiterally means "the one that passes quickly without turning", metaphorically meaning "shooting star".
Mâsivâ f ArabicIt is a shortened Islamic mysticism term that means "anything other than Allah (God)". The term is derived from mâ (thing) and sivâ (other). The uncut version is mâsivâ mâsivallah, mâsive’l-Hak... [
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Massiva m & f Kabyle, BerberName of the grandson of Numidian king Massinissa, used today as a female name.
Mastorava f Mordvin, MythologyThe name of Mordvin Earth goddess. Her name is derived from
mastor meaning "earth" and
ava meaning "woman, mother".
Menleva f Medieval EnglishProbably from *
Meinliofa, an anglicized form of Old German
Megenlioba or
Meginliuba, derived from the Germanic elements
magan "power, strength" and
leuba "dear, beloved".
Menrva f Etruscan MythologyMenrva was an Etruscan goddess of war, art, wisdom, and medicine. She contributed much of her character to Roman
Minerva, when that culture evolved. She was the child of
Uni and
Tinia... [
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Meva f UzbekMeans "fruit, sweets, candy" in Uzbek.
Minelauva f AstronomyTraditional name in the middle ages for the star Delta Virginis in the constellation Virgo. It derives from the Arabic من العواء or
min al-ʽawwāʼ, meaning "in the lunar mansion of
ʽawwaʼ" (see
Auva).
Moerava f Polynesian, TahitianName of Polynesian origin, meaning "precious rest", or "precious dream" or also "bright dream".
Naeva f VariousNaeva Okasian of New Thinking Magazine is one bearer of this name.
Neva f TurkishMeans 'Melody' in Turkish, derived from Persian (نَوا)
Nukartâva f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "his/her new little brother/sister". Combination of
Nukartâĸ and suffix
-a, possessive-genitive marker.
Onerva f & m FinnishDerived from the Finnish word
onerva meaning "aftergrass; the hay grown after harvesting".
Petrova f English, LiteratureRussian patronymic last name. Petrova is the name of one of the Fossil sisters in the book (and movie) 'Ballet Shoes' by Noel Streatfeild.
Plava f SerbianFrom Serbian
плав (plav) meaning "blue" but it is used to denote a "blonde haired" person such as in this case. This is because the word had an ancient meaning of "shining, bright" from which the sense of "blonde haired" comes from and later it came about to mean "blue".
Poeiva f TahitianMeans "brilliant pearl"; a combination of
poe "pearl" and
iva, a diminutive of
iva iva meaning "brilliant".
Poerava f TahitianMeans "black pearl"; a combination of Tahitian
poe meaning "pearl" and
rava meaning "black".
Priva f YiddishYiddish form of פְּרִי (
peri) meaning "fruit" in Hebrew.
Prova f BengaliThe name Prova is from the Indian origin. This name has various meanings. It means lights, radiance, sheen, brilliance, splendor and so on. It is used to indicate the glow of the sun. Again, this name is widely used in Indian literature... [
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Purva f MarathiIn Sanskrit, "Purva" means "eastern" or "first. It is a common name in India and is often given to girls.
Ratislava f SerbianFrom the Slavic word
rat, meaning "war" ,and the
slava, meaning "glory".
Reeva f English (Rare)Possibly an Anglicized spelling of
Riva. This name was borne by South African model Reeva Steenkamp (1983-2013), who was shot dead by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius.
Relva f PortugueseRelva is a literal name in Portuguese. It refers to the grassy grass; Set of creeping herbs that gather a piece of land; Place covered by these herbs;
Rǫskva f Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from
rǫskr "brave". In Norse mythology Rǫskva is a farmer's daughter;
Thor takes her and her brother
Þjálfi with him as servants when he goes to Utgarðaloki.
Saiva f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. A connection to Latvian
saiva "bobbin" has been suggested.
Sativa f American (Rare)Derived from the Latin
sativa, meaning "sown, cultivated". This name can be given in reference to
Cannabis sativa, a plant which produces the drug cannabis.
Selva f TurkishTurkish spelling of the Arabic name
Salwa. This name is popular in Arabic-speaking countries. It's uncommon in non-Arabic-speaking countries.
Sheva f Popular CultureThis name is used by the fictional character in the Japanese video game series "Resident Evil".
Shyava f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Assamese, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, KannadaMEANING - brown, dark, dark-brown
Sica-tuva f Indigenous American, YavapaiMeans "born quickly" in Yavapai. Name borne by a prominent member of the Prescott Yavapai tribe, who was inducted into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame in 2006.
Skaiva f LithuanianThe name was popularized by Lithuanian tv show host Skaiva Jasevičiūtė (b. 1982). Her birth name was Kristina. She took the stage name
Skaiva and claims to have been inspired by the English word
sky... [
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Soamazava m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
soa meaning "good" and
mazava meaning "bright, clear".
Sunnvá f FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
sunna "sun" or
sunn- "southern, (from the) south" and
veig "power, strength".
Száva f Hungarian, LiteratureProbably derived from the Hungarian name for a river in central Europe, known as the Sava in English. This was used as a feminine name by French author Jules Verne in his novel
Mathias Sandorf (1885).
Tamaeva f PolynesianA famous bearer of this name is Tamaeva IV, queen of the Polynesian island of Rimatara.
Temaeva f PolynesianPolynesian origin name, based on the name Maeva, the meaning is "welcome".
Terava f TahitianFrom the Tahitian
te meaning "the" and
rava meaning "dark, brownish".
Tsirava m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
tsy meaning "not" and
rava meaning "ruined, destroyed".
Ubava f SerbianFrom the Serbian feminine form of
убав (ubav) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous, delightful".
Vēlava f Medieval BalticRecorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages, this name is of unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a direct derivation from
vēlava, itself a Latvian dialectal word describing an accessory mark at the end of the mast of a fishing boat, a derivation from Lithuanian
vėliava "flag, banner" and a derivation from Latvian
vēls "late".
Vieroslava f SlovakDerived from Slovak
viera "faith" and the Slavic name element
slava "glory".
Waiva f English (American, Rare)As slim as the chances are, it might be related to Lithuanian
Vaiva (influenced by English
Wava), seeing as Waiva seems to appear - although extremely rarely so - in Lithuania... [
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Zahava f HebrewDerived from Hebrew זָהָב
(zaháv) meaning "gold".
Zaiva f MuslimZaiva is Arabic/Muslim Girl name and meaning of this name is "Strong Mind".