Narva

See also: Närvä

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian Narva.

Proper noun

Narva

1. A city and municipality of Estonia.
2. A river in Estonia and Russia.
3. A river in Belarus.
4. A small river in Primorsky Krai, in the Far East of Russia.
5. A village in Primorsky Krai, Russia.

Derived terms

• Narvitian

Translations

city in Estonia/villages in Russia

• Belarusian: На́рва f (Nárva)
• Bulgarian: На́рва f (Nárva)
• Catalan: Narva
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 納爾瓦 / 纳尔瓦 (Nà'ěrwǎ)

• Danish: Narva
• Dutch: Narva
• Estonian: Narva (et)
• Finnish: Narva (fi)
• French: Narva (fr) m
• German: Narva (de) n, Narwa (de) n
• Ingrian: Narva
• Italian: Narva
• Latvian: Narva
• Lithuanian: Narva
• Norwegian: Narva
• Polish: Narwa (pl) f
• Portuguese: Narva f
• Russian: На́рва (ru) f (Nárva)
• Spanish: Narva
• Swedish: Narva
• Ukrainian: На́рва f (Nárva)

river in Estonia and Russia/small rivers in Belarus or Russia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 納爾瓦河 / 纳尔瓦河 (Nà'ěrwǎ Hé)

• Finnish: Narvanjoki, Narvajoki (fi)
• Russian: Нарва (ru) f (Narva)
• Ukrainian: Нарва f (Narva)

Anagrams

• Arnav, Navar, Varna, Vrana, navar, varan, varna

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnarva]

Proper noun

Narva f

1. Narva (a city in Estonia)

Declension

Declension of Narva (sg-only hard feminine)

	singular
nominative	Narva
genitive	Narvy
dative	Narvě
accusative	Narvu
vocative	Narvo
locative	Narvě
instrumental	Narvou

Further reading

• “Narva”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

Estonian

Etymology

Uncertain, but named after the river by which it is located. The name of the river has been compared with Veps narvāne (“doorsill groove”), suggesting a possible Proto-Finnic origin, with Proto-Germanic *narwaz (“narrow”), and with the name of the river Narew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑrvɑ/, [ˈnɑrvɑ]

Proper noun

Narva

1. Narva (a city and municipality of Estonia)

Descendants

• → Finnish: Narva
• → Ingrian: Narva

Further reading

• “Narva”, in [KNR] Eesti kohanimeraamat [Book of Estonian Toponyms] (in Estonian) (online version, occasionally updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2017–
• “Narva jõgi”, in [KNR] Eesti kohanimeraamat [Book of Estonian Toponyms] (in Estonian) (online version, occasionally updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2017–

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian Narva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑrʋɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝rʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Nar‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): Nar‧va

Proper noun

Narva

1. (uncountable) Narva (a city in Estonia)
2. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Narva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Narva	Narvat
genitive		Narvan	Narvojen
partitive		Narvaa	Narvoja
illative		Narvaan	Narvoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Narva	Narvat
accusative	nom.	Narva	Narvat
	gen.	Narvan
genitive		Narvan	Narvojen Narvain rare
partitive		Narvaa	Narvoja
inessive		Narvassa	Narvoissa
elative		Narvasta	Narvoista
illative		Narvaan	Narvoihin
adessive		Narvalla	Narvoilla
ablative		Narvalta	Narvoilta
allative		Narvalle	Narvoille
essive		Narvana	Narvoina
translative		Narvaksi	Narvoiksi
abessive		Narvatta	Narvoitta
instructive		—	Narvoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Narva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Narvani Narvani accusative nom. Narvani Narvani gen. Narvani genitive Narvani Narvojeni Narvaini rare partitive Narvaani Narvojani inessive Narvassani Narvoissani elative Narvastani Narvoistani illative Narvaani Narvoihini adessive Narvallani Narvoillani ablative Narvaltani Narvoiltani allative Narvalleni Narvoilleni essive Narvanani Narvoinani translative Narvakseni Narvoikseni abessive Narvattani Narvoittani instructive — — comitative — Narvoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Narvasi Narvasi accusative nom. Narvasi Narvasi gen. Narvasi genitive Narvasi Narvojesi Narvaisi rare partitive Narvaasi Narvojasi inessive Narvassasi Narvoissasi elative Narvastasi Narvoistasi illative Narvaasi Narvoihisi adessive Narvallasi Narvoillasi ablative Narvaltasi Narvoiltasi allative Narvallesi Narvoillesi essive Narvanasi Narvoinasi translative Narvaksesi Narvoiksesi abessive Narvattasi Narvoittasi instructive — — comitative — Narvoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Narvamme Narvamme accusative nom. Narvamme Narvamme gen. Narvamme genitive Narvamme Narvojemme Narvaimme rare partitive Narvaamme Narvojamme inessive Narvassamme Narvoissamme elative Narvastamme Narvoistamme illative Narvaamme Narvoihimme adessive Narvallamme Narvoillamme ablative Narvaltamme Narvoiltamme allative Narvallemme Narvoillemme essive Narvanamme Narvoinamme translative Narvaksemme Narvoiksemme abessive Narvattamme Narvoittamme instructive — — comitative — Narvoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Narvanne Narvanne accusative nom. Narvanne Narvanne gen. Narvanne genitive Narvanne Narvojenne Narvainne rare partitive Narvaanne Narvojanne inessive Narvassanne Narvoissanne elative Narvastanne Narvoistanne illative Narvaanne Narvoihinne adessive Narvallanne Narvoillanne ablative Narvaltanne Narvoiltanne allative Narvallenne Narvoillenne essive Narvananne Narvoinanne translative Narvaksenne Narvoiksenne abessive Narvattanne Narvoittanne instructive — — comitative — Narvoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Narvansa Narvansa accusative nom. Narvansa Narvansa gen. Narvansa genitive Narvansa Narvojensa Narvainsa rare partitive Narvaansa Narvojaan Narvojansa inessive Narvassaan Narvassansa Narvoissaan Narvoissansa elative Narvastaan Narvastansa Narvoistaan Narvoistansa illative Narvaansa Narvoihinsa adessive Narvallaan Narvallansa Narvoillaan Narvoillansa ablative Narvaltaan Narvaltansa Narvoiltaan Narvoiltansa allative Narvalleen Narvallensa Narvoilleen Narvoillensa essive Narvanaan Narvanansa Narvoinaan Narvoinansa translative Narvakseen Narvaksensa Narvoikseen Narvoiksensa abessive Narvattaan Narvattansa Narvoittaan Narvoittansa instructive — — comitative — Narvoineen Narvoinensa

Derived terms

• Narvanjoki (“River Narva”)
• Narvanlahti

Related terms

• Narvusi

Statistics

• The surname Narva belongs to 65 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Ingrian

Narvan kreeposti.

Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian Narva.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑrʋɑ/, [ˈnɑrʋ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑrʋɑ/, [ˈnɑrʋɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋ, -ɑrʋɑ
• Hyphenation: Nar‧va

Proper noun

Narva

1. Narva (a city in Estonia)

Declension

Declension of Narva (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Narva	—
genitive	Narvan	—
partitive	Narvaa	—
illative	Narvaa	—
inessive	Narvaas	—
elative	Narvast	—
allative	Narvalle	—
adessive	Narvaal	—
ablative	Narvalt	—
translative	Narvaks	—
essive	Narvanna, Narvaan	—
exessive1)	Narvant	—
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 335

Latvian

Proper noun

Narva f (? declension)

1. Narva (a city and municipality of Estonia)

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Narva f

1. Narva (a city and municipality of Estonia)

Declension

Declension of Narva

nominative	Narva
genitive	Narvos
dative	Narvai
accusative	Narvą
instrumental	Narva
locative	Narvoje
vocative	Narva

Portuguese

Proper noun

Narva f

1. Narva (a city and municipality of Estonia)