Nava

Nah-vah; NA-vuh

Hebrew, Spanish

"beautiful; from Navarre or Nava"

Nava Origin and Meaning

The name Nava is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "beautiful; from Navarre or Nava".

Short, sweet, and sparky, Nava has been slowly climbing up the US popularity charts in recent years, owing perhaps to its similarity to Nova, Ava, Navy, and Nevaeh. Used quietly but consistently from the 80s onwards, Nava was given to nearly 80 girls in 2023.

A name with two separate origins, in Hebrew, it comes from the word navah meaning "beautiful, comely" or "comfortable". In Spanish, it is a place-inspired name, used as either a variation of Navarra meaning "from Navarre" or as a nod to Nava - the name of cities in both Spain and Mexico. Likely deriving from the Basque word naba
, Nava is theorized to mean "plain or valley next to the mountain", and is used as both a given name and a surname.

Mexican actress Nava Mau, known for starring in the dark British comedy Baby Reindeer is a notable bearer and may have chosen her name to honor her mother, Rae-Ellen Levy Navarro.

Popularity of the name Nava

• 1754 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Nava

• Nava Arad Israeli politician
• Nava Prehi Boker, Israeli journalist and politician
• Nava Macmel Atir, Israeli novelist
• Nava Semel Israeli author
• Nava Starr Latvian,Canadian chess grandmaster
• Nava Valentina Bale (b. 2016) daughter of Welsh footballer Gareth Bale