Origin of the name Neva:
A variant of the Hebrew Niva (speech).
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In addition to a Hebrew origin (for Speech), Neva is also a major river in Russia, flowing through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland. The name/word is a derivative of the Latin 'nivis' for snow (Nevada means snow covered in Spanish). Some Scandinavian friends in the upper Midwest attest that Neva has meaning and origin in the Nordic and/or Swedish cultures as well.
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Neva Rockefeller Goodwin, PhD, is the great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller and a prominent philanthropist and economist. She is co-director of the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University in Medford, MA.
Neva Dinova is an indie rock band out of Omaha, NE. They are named for the grandmother of lead singer Jake Bellows.
Neva Langley Fickling, Miss America 1953
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