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Arva
How to Pronounce Arva
Pronounced AR-vuh /ΛΙΛrvΙ/High
Meaning: Arva most plausibly draws on the Latin 'arvum,' meaning tilled field or pasture, giving a gentle earth-and-country sense. It may equally be a short vintage coinage with no deeper root, so the Latin tie is offered with modest confidence.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Arva is a short, soft girls' name that most likely leans on the Latin arvum, 'cultivated land' or 'pasture,' lending a rural, earthy feel. It may just as well be a plain vintage coinage; the record leaves room for both, so the meaning is given lightly.
It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year around 1926 before fading by the nineteen-seventies. A girl named Arva then would be past a hundred today, of a great-grandmother generation.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Arva mean?
It likely comes from Latin 'arvum,' meaning cultivated land or pasture, though it may be a simple coinage.
How do you pronounce Arva?
It's said AR-vuh /ΛΙΛrvΙ/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Arva a boy or girl name?
Arva is used as a girl's name.
Is Arva a popular name?
No, it was always rare, a vintage name used for only a couple dozen girls a year around the mid nineteen-twenties.