Neva

See also: Appendix:Variations of "neva"

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Russian Нева́ (Nevá)bor.

English Neva

From Russian Нева́ (Nevá), from Finnic (compare Finnish neva).

Proper noun

Neva

1. A river in Russia, on which the Saint Petersburg city is placed.

Translations

river

• Arabic: نِيفَا f (nifā)
• Armenian: Նևա (Newa)
• Bulgarian: Нева́ f (Nevá)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 涅瓦河 (zh) (Nièwǎ hé)

• Greek: Νέβας (el) (Névas)
• Hebrew: נייבה
• Italian: Neva f
• Japanese: ネヴァ (Neva), ネバ (Neba)
• Korean: 네바 (Neba)
• Polish: Newa (pl) f
• Russian: Нева́ (ru) f (Nevá)
• Swedish: Neva, Nyen
• Turkish: Neva (tr), Neva Nehri

Anagrams

• nave, e-van, Vane, vane, Nave, Evan, Aven, aven, Vena, vena

Finnish

Etymology

Probably from neva, but at least definitely related to it. The surname is from place names.

According to Heikkilä (2012), the name of the river came first, and the geographical term neva is abstracted from the former. He argues that the name of the river would be borrowed from Pre-Germanic *Newā (< *néweh₂ (“new”), compare Swedish ny, English new), in reference to a 'new' river which only came into existence around 1350–1300 BC due to glacial rebound; Heikkilä also connects Samic words (Northern Sami njavvi) into this etymology by arguing that they were borrowed from Early Proto-Finnic *Nëva.

Kallio (2018), however, disputes this, as there does not appear to be any evidence for Germanic or Indo-European presence in the region prior to the 8th century AD, and the distribution of the Finnic *nëva appears too broad to argue that it could derive from the name of the river; he argues that the name derives from Proto-Finnic *nëva (“fen, swamp”), originally referred to Lake Ladoga, and only later to the river.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneʋɑ/, [ˈne̞ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ne‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): Ne‧va

Proper noun

Neva

1. Neva (a river in Russia)

   Synonym: Nevajoki

2. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Neva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Neva	Nevat
genitive		Nevan	Nevojen
partitive		Nevaa	Nevoja
illative		Nevaan	Nevoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Neva	Nevat
accusative	nom.	Neva	Nevat
	gen.	Nevan
genitive		Nevan	Nevojen Nevain rare
partitive		Nevaa	Nevoja
inessive		Nevassa	Nevoissa
elative		Nevasta	Nevoista
illative		Nevaan	Nevoihin
adessive		Nevalla	Nevoilla
ablative		Nevalta	Nevoilta
allative		Nevalle	Nevoille
essive		Nevana	Nevoina
translative		Nevaksi	Nevoiksi
abessive		Nevatta	Nevoitta
instructive		—	Nevoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nevani Nevani accusative nom. Nevani Nevani gen. Nevani genitive Nevani Nevojeni Nevaini rare partitive Nevaani Nevojani inessive Nevassani Nevoissani elative Nevastani Nevoistani illative Nevaani Nevoihini adessive Nevallani Nevoillani ablative Nevaltani Nevoiltani allative Nevalleni Nevoilleni essive Nevanani Nevoinani translative Nevakseni Nevoikseni abessive Nevattani Nevoittani instructive — — comitative — Nevoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nevasi Nevasi accusative nom. Nevasi Nevasi gen. Nevasi genitive Nevasi Nevojesi Nevaisi rare partitive Nevaasi Nevojasi inessive Nevassasi Nevoissasi elative Nevastasi Nevoistasi illative Nevaasi Nevoihisi adessive Nevallasi Nevoillasi ablative Nevaltasi Nevoiltasi allative Nevallesi Nevoillesi essive Nevanasi Nevoinasi translative Nevaksesi Nevoiksesi abessive Nevattasi Nevoittasi instructive — — comitative — Nevoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nevamme Nevamme accusative nom. Nevamme Nevamme gen. Nevamme genitive Nevamme Nevojemme Nevaimme rare partitive Nevaamme Nevojamme inessive Nevassamme Nevoissamme elative Nevastamme Nevoistamme illative Nevaamme Nevoihimme adessive Nevallamme Nevoillamme ablative Nevaltamme Nevoiltamme allative Nevallemme Nevoillemme essive Nevanamme Nevoinamme translative Nevaksemme Nevoiksemme abessive Nevattamme Nevoittamme instructive — — comitative — Nevoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nevanne Nevanne accusative nom. Nevanne Nevanne gen. Nevanne genitive Nevanne Nevojenne Nevainne rare partitive Nevaanne Nevojanne inessive Nevassanne Nevoissanne elative Nevastanne Nevoistanne illative Nevaanne Nevoihinne adessive Nevallanne Nevoillanne ablative Nevaltanne Nevoiltanne allative Nevallenne Nevoillenne essive Nevananne Nevoinanne translative Nevaksenne Nevoiksenne abessive Nevattanne Nevoittanne instructive — — comitative — Nevoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Nevansa Nevansa accusative nom. Nevansa Nevansa gen. Nevansa genitive Nevansa Nevojensa Nevainsa rare partitive Nevaansa Nevojaan Nevojansa inessive Nevassaan Nevassansa Nevoissaan Nevoissansa elative Nevastaan Nevastansa Nevoistaan Nevoistansa illative Nevaansa Nevoihinsa adessive Nevallaan Nevallansa Nevoillaan Nevoillansa ablative Nevaltaan Nevaltansa Nevoiltaan Nevoiltansa allative Nevalleen Nevallensa Nevoilleen Nevoillensa essive Nevanaan Nevanansa Nevoinaan Nevoinansa translative Nevakseen Nevaksensa Nevoikseen Nevoiksensa abessive Nevattaan Nevattansa Nevoittaan Nevoittansa instructive — — comitative — Nevoineen Nevoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• Nevajärvi
• Nevanlahti
• Nevanlinna

Related terms

• neva

Statistics

• The surname Neva belongs to 167 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• vena

Italian

Etymology

From Russian Нева́ (Nevá).

Proper noun

Neva f

1. Neva

Anagrams

• nave, vane, vena