Nevada Name Meaning & Origin
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- Comments and insights on the name Nevada
Because the name ends in an "a", it is typically a female name, but I have heard of a few people who named their boy Nevada.
- Personal experiences with the name Nevada
I've named my daughter Nevada. Like the state, we pronounce the a's as in cat. Of course, everyone outside of the state says the middle "a" as "ahh". We've gotten mixed reactions to the name, but we think it's as normal as naming your daughter "Georgia" or "Dakota" "Virginia".
- Nicknames for Nevada
Addy
Neve
Nevadaddy
Nevodka- Meanings and history of the name Nevada
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: snow-covered- Famous real-life people named Nevada
Nevada Barr, American mystery novelist
Nevada Stoody Hayes, American socialite- Nevada in song, story & screen
Nevada Smith, fictional character portrayed by Alan Ladd in film "The Carpetbaggers" and then portrayed by Steve Mcqueen in the prequel "Nevada Smith."
"Nevada", a 1928 western novel by Zane Grey. It was later made into a film starring Robert Mitchum as the title character Nevada Lacy.