The twelfth day of the Baby Advent brings us the sweet and pretty name Neva – meaning ‘snow’! Before I started this winter name advent, I didn’t realize that there were quite so many snow-related baby names. This is actually one of the names we had on our list back when we were expecting our first child in 2008, though I hadn’t looked into the meaning at the time – everyone convinced us we were having a boy so I didn’t think too much about any girls names!
To see more winter-inspired baby names, please visit the Baby Name Advent page!
meaning
Snow
pronunciation
NEE-va
origin
Latin
popularity
In the late 19th century in the US, Neva was a fairly popular name ranking as high as #212 in 1898. It began to decline in the early 20th century and by 2020 in the US, Neva ranked #2548.
nicknames
Neev, Neevie
NOTABLE PEOPLE & CHARACTERS
Neva Gerber (1894–1974) – American silent film actress
Neva Patterson (1920–2010), American actress
Neva Abelson (1910–2000) – American pediatrician and medical researcher