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What does Nova mean?
Nova 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced NOH-vah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Nova is "new". Astronomy: a nova is a star that releases a tremendous burst of energy, becoming temporarily extraordinarily bright. Chevrolet used to make a small car called a "Nova". Novia is also Spanish for "girlfriend".
STARTS WITH No-
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Nova?
Nova is a very prominent first name for women (#1600 out of 4276, Top 37%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#13153 out of 150436, Top 9%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Nova reached its peak position of #56 in the U.S. in the year 2018. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
The only other popular related form of Nova (#56 IN RECENT RANKINGS) is Novella. Adoption of these relations of Nova is at its apex today (ADOPTION OF 0.2%), except for the form Novella which has fallen out of fashion. Nova has historically been a favorite of parents.
Similar Names
Nova▲ is pronounced similarly to Naavah, Nava, Neiva, Neva▼, Nevaeh and Nevya. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alva▼, Ava▲, Clova, Corva, Dova, Elva▼, Eva▼, Hava, Iva▼, Keva, Kiva, Liva, Nada, Naia, Nana, Naoma, Nata, Nea, Neda, Neka, Nela, Nena, Neola, Neoma, Nera, Neta, Neve, Nevsa, Nia▲, Nila, Nina▼, Nioma, Nita▼, Noa▲, Noel▲, Noela, Nola, Nolan, Nona▼, Nonah, Noni, Nonna, Noola, Noor▲, Noora, Nora▲, Norah▲, Norda, Nore, Norm, Norma▼, Norna, Nour, Noura, Nowla, Nula, Nura, Nya▼, Nyla▲, Nyna, Nysa, Olva, Reva▼, Riva, Tava, Tova, Vava, Viva▼ and Ziva. These names tend to be less commonly used than Nova.
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