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Aeva f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ava 1.

Areva f English
Unknown

Ayva f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Ava 1.

Belva f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a feminine form of Belvedere. A notable bearer of this name was Belva Lockwood (1830-1917), one of the first female lawyers in the United States.

Cleva f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Cleve.

Clova f English (Rare)
Variant of Clove.

Darva f English (American)
Origin unknown. This may be considered a feminine form of Darvin.

Deneva f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Diva f English (Rare)
From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).

Elva f English (American, Archaic)

Genevieva f Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, English (Rare)
Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Geneviève as well as an English Latinization of Genevieve.

Genova f English (Rare)
Variation of Genoa.

Genovova f English
Form of Guenevere

Ginerva f English (Rare)
Either a spelling error or a rare English variant of Ginevra influenced by Minerva.

Herva f English (American)
The name was derived from the French surname Hervé as a reference to the French socialist Gustave Hervé. It was borne by the opera singer Herva Nelli.

Irva f English
Either a feminine form of Irving or Irvin.

Iva f English
Feminine form of Ivor.

Jacova f English (Rare), Literature
The name of a character in Caitlín R. Kiernan's short story Houses under the Sea.

Janeeva f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Geneva.

Jeneva f English
Variant of Geneva.

Joniva f English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Geneva influenced by Jonie.

Keva f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Caoimhe.

Kieva f English (Modern, Rare), Irish (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Caoimhe.

Kova m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Kova or a variant of Cove or Cova.

Lianova f English (Rare)

Manerva f English
Variant of Minerva.

Nakova f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin, perhaps a transferred use of the Bulgarian surname Nakova. This was used by American social media influencer Myka Stauffer for her daughter born 2011.

Nineva f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Allegedly a corruption of Nineveh, the ancient Mesopotamian city on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

Niva f English (Rare)
Variant of Neva.

Olyva f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Oliva.

Orva f & m English (Archaic)
Originally a feminine form of Orville, but sometimes used as a masculine name, possibly influenced by Alva 2.

Petrova f English, Literature
Russian patronymic last name. Petrova is the name of one of the Fossil sisters in the book (and movie) 'Ballet Shoes' by Noel Streatfeild.

Rediviva f English (Puritan)
Derived from Latin rediviva meaning "restored to life; renewed, renovated". Compare Renovata and Renata.

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.

Shava f English

Sheeva f English
Variant of Shiva 2.

Shelva f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Shelba.

Veniva f English

Vieva f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Genevieva.

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... [more]

Wava f English (American, Rare)

Wineva f English (American, Rare), American (South, Rare)
This name has been in occasional use in the U.S. since the 19th century, particularly in the area of Missouri and Iowa.... [more]

Yetiva f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yetive.

Yva f English (Rare), French (Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Eva or Iva 1.

Zeva f English (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Ziva or Zeeva.

Zyva f English
Variaton of Ziva.