Nava

See also: nava, navă, nāvā, navā̃, nəvə, and nåvå

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Naba

Etymology

From Spanish, Catalan and Asturian-Leonese surname, from several placenames derived from nava (“plain, treeless plateau”), from Paleo-Hispanic, probably Basque naba (“plain, valley”). See Navarra.

Proper noun

Nava (plural Navas)

1. A town in central Asturias, in northern Spain.
2. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nava”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 653.
• Forebears

Anagrams

• Vana

Italian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.va/
• Rhymes: -ava
• Hyphenation: Nà‧va

Proper noun

Nava m or f by sense

1. a surname

Anagrams

• avan-, vana