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Norva
How to Pronounce Norva
Pronounced NOR-vuh /หnษr.vษ/Medium
Meaning: Norva is a rare girl's name that most likely serves as a feminine partner to Norval, a surname and given name from the Scots for 'north valley,' or as an elaboration of Nora. No single meaning is firmly documented, so we treat it as a sound-led early-American name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. ยท SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Norva appears in United States records from around 1911, a rare girl's name most plausibly formed as a feminine of Norval, from the Scots 'north valley,' or as an extension of Nora. The routes are uncertain. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its early-1930s high.
A girl named Norva then would be a great-grandmother today, and the name reads as a spare, early-century one. It has not revived, and its origin stays genuinely uncertain rather than overstated.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Norva mean?
It has no firmly settled meaning; it likely serves as a feminine of Norval, 'north valley,' or an elaboration of Nora.
How do you pronounce Norva?
It's said NOR-vuh /หnษr.vษ/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Norva a boy or girl name?
Norva is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Norva?
It was always rare, an early-twentieth-century name given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.