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What does Marva mean?
Marva 
▼ as a girls' name is of Aramaic and English derivation, and Marva means "lady; mistress of the house; renowned friend". Marva is a variant form of Martha (Aramaic). Marva is also a derivative of Marvina (English): feminine of Marvin.
STARTS WITH Mar-
ASSOCIATED WITH lady (noble)
Variations
VARIANT Maarva
RELATED FORMS VIA MARTHA, MARVINA Marfa, Marhta, Mariet, Marit, Mart, Marta▼, Marte, Marth, Marthe, Marthy, Marti, Martie, Martina, Martita, Martje, Martta, Marty, Mata, Matha, Matti, Mirtha
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Marma, ..
(male) Marmo, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Marva Avianna (M.A.), ..
How popular is Marva?
Marva is a very popular first name for women (#887 out of 4276, Top 21%) and a slightly less popular surname for both adults and children (#139757 out of 150436, Top 93%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Marva was first listed in 1920-1929 and reached its apex rank of #427 in the U.S. during 1940-1949, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Martha (#797 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Martina (#1377), Marta, Marti, Martie, Marty and Mata are the prominent varying forms of Marva. Other variants, like Mirtha, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Marva reached its apex in the 1880s (USAGE OF 1.07%) and has become significantly reduced since (USAGE 0.03%, DOWN 97%), with versions like Martha becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Hava, Mada, Madra, Maeja, Maeve▲, Magda, Mahra, Maia▲, Maida, Maira▼, Malea, Malka▲, Malva, Manda▼, Mara▲, Marcia▼, Mare, Maree, Maren▲, Marena, Marga, Marge, Margi, Margo, Maria▼, Marian▼, Marie▼, Marika, Marin, Marina, Maris, Marisa▼, Marita, Mariza, Marja, Marjy, Markia, Marla▼, Marlea, Marna, Marne, Marnia, Marnya, Marra, Martia, Marve, Marvel▼, Marvela, Mary▼, Marya, Maryan, Maryl, Marys, Maura, Mave, Maya▲, Mayra▼, Mayria, Maysa, Meara, Melva▼, Merla, Merna, Mirka, Mirla, Mirna, Mirra, Mirta, Moria, Murna, Myrna▼, Myrta▼, Nava, Tava and Vava. These names tend to be less frequently used than Marva.
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