Nova

From Latin nova (“new”).

Nova

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • 1935, Berta Ruck, A Story-Teller Tells the Truth, Hutchinson, page 266:

     Did you notice the dog which in the winter sports scenes is clasped in the arms of the child-star, Nova Pilbeam?

   • 1951, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Mercury Press, page 71:

     He murmurs to himself, "Her body is twenty-two, but she is in the infancy of a second life. I will call her Nova, the New One."

Clipping of Nova Scotia.

Nova (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) Smoked Nova Scotia salmon.

• lox
• smoked salmon

Abbreviation of Northern Virginia.

Nova

1. Alternative letter-case form of NoVA.

• Avon, Vona

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Nova

1. plural of Novum

Probably a habitational surname from the town of Nova Milanese, in Lombardy.

Nova m or f by sense

1. a surname

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

From Latin nova (“new”) in the 20th century.

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Nova c (genitive Novas)

1. a female given name of modern usage

• ovan