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Origin and Meaning of Nova

User Submitted Origins

Latin
56%
English
21%
Native American
13%
American
7%
Swedish
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Massachusetts, U.S. says the name Nova means "New light".
  2. 6 submissions from all over the world agree the name Nova means "New" and is of Latin origin.
  3. According to a user from New York, U.S., the name Nova is of Latin origin and means "New / Super Novae, New Universe".
  4. A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Nova means "bright bursting star".
  5. According to a user from India, the name Nova means "The bright L of the star".
  6. A submission from Iran, Islamic Republic of says the name Nova means "Shining star".
  7. A user from Florida, U.S. says the name Nova means "star".
  8. A user from North Dakota, U.S. says the name Nova is of English origin and means "Gift From the Stars".
  9. According to a user from Utah, U.S., the name Nova means "Chasing Butterfly's".
  10. A submission from California, U.S. says the name Nova means "Chases butterfly" and is of Native American origin.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun ‖No"va
A star which suddenly increases in brightness thousands of times, then fades back to near its original intensity. It may appear as a “new” star if its original brightness was too low for routine observation. A star which suddenly increases in brightness to many millions of times its original intensity is a supernova, and the postulated mechanisms for the increases of brightness of novae and supernovae are different.

Note: The most important modern novæ are: ‖No"va Co*ro"næ Bo`re*a"lis 1866]; ‖No"va Cyg"ni 1876]; ‖No"va An*dro"me*dæ 1885]; ‖No"va Au*ri"gæ 1891-92]; ‖No"va Per"se*i 1901]. There are two novæ called Nova Persei. They are: A small nova which appeared in 1881. An extraordinary nova which appeared in Perseus in 1901. It was first sighted on February 22, and for one night (February 23) was the brightest star in the sky. By July it had almost disappeared, after which faint surrounding nebulous masses were discovered, apparently moving radially outward from the star at incredible velocity.

Etymology: L., fem. sing. of novus new

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process
Wiktionary

From Latin nova (“new”)

  1. A female given name from Latin.

Clipping of Nova Scotia..

  1. (uncountable) Smoked Nova Scotia salmon.

Abbreviation of Northern Virginia.

  1. Alternative letter-case form of NoVA

    Nova was also found in the following language(s): Swedish

    Notable Persons Named Nova

    Notable Persons Named Nova

    Nova Spivack

    Nova Spivack is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author. Nova was born on June 5th, 1969 in Boston.

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    Nova

    Nova is a comics character.

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    Nova Peris

    Nova Peris is a Senator for the Northern Territory. Her ongoing career started in 2013. Nova was born on February 25th, 1971 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

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    Nova Pilbeam

    Nova Pilbeam was an actress. Nova was given the name Nova Margery Pilbeam on November 15th, 1919 in Wimbledon, London, England. She left this life on July 17th, 2015.

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    Nova Villa

    Nova Villa is an actress and comedian. Her ongoing career started in 1963. Nova was given the name Novelita Villanueva Gallegos on April 16th, 1947 in Quezon City.

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    Nova Miller

    Nova Miller is a musician. Nova was given the name Astrid Fanny Granström .

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    • Nova Ren Suma
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    Notable Persons With the Last Name Nova

    Notable Persons With the Last Name Nova

    Aldo Nova

    Aldo Nova is a hard rock, glam metal, and heavy metal music singer-songwriter, musician, producer, magician, and record producer. He plays Guitar, Keyboard instrument, and Vocals. He has been prominent since 1981. Aldo was given the name Aldo Caporuscio on November 13th, 1956 in Montreal. Aldo is also known as Aldo Nova.

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    Iván Nova

    Iván Nova is a baseball player for the New York Yankees. Iván was born on January 12th, 1987 in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.

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    Cassandra Nova

    Cassandra Nova is a comics character.

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    Heather Nova

    Heather Nova is an alternative rock singer-songwriter. She plays Guitar and Vocals. She was most active from 1990 to present. Heather was given the name Heather Allison Frith on July 6th, 1967 in Bermuda.

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    Nova

    Nova is a comics character.

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    Anna Nova

    Anna was born on June 5th, 1975 in East Berlin.

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    Ethnicity Distribution

    Ethnicity Nova U.S.
      White 20.59% 64.26%
      African American 0.82% 11.96%
      Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 2.66% 4.85%
      American Indian and Alaska Native 0.65% 0.69%
      Two or More Ethnicities 0.68% 1.76%
      Hispanic or Latino 74.59% 16.26%

    Of Last Name Nova

    People with the last name Nova are most frequently White or Hispanic or Latino

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    Fun Facts about the name Nova

  1. What name lists does Nova rank for?
  2. How Popular is the name Nova? Nova is the 1,528th most popular name of all time. In 2019 Nova was the 51st most popular name. As a last name Nova was the 10,886th most popular name in 2010.
  3. How many people with the first name Nova have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 25,964 babies born with the first name Nova in the United States. That's more than enough people named Nova to occupy the territory of British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 24,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  4. What year were 5 or more babies first named Nova? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  5. When was Nova first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Nova is Friday, September 8th, 1871.
  6. What year had the most people named Nova born? The highest recorded use of the first name Nova was in 2019 with a total of 4,294 babies. That's a lot of babies named Nova!
  7. Random Nova Factoid: According to the 2019 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Nova ranks 27th in popularity as a baby girl's name in North Carolina. Imagine that, 202 babies in North Carolina have the same name in 2019.
  8. Weird things about the name Nova: The name spelled backwards is Avon. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Voan. How do you pronounce that?
  9. How many people have the last name Nova? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 2,928 people with the last name Nova.
  10. How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Nova? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Nova as their last name since less than 1 person in 101k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
  11. Nova name meaning

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