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    Neva

    NEE-vuh

    Spanish/Russian
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Snow; New; Bright
    Origin
    Spanish/Russian
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Neva does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Snow; New; Bright", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Neva.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1890s (0.047% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Neva is the snow-white promise — sins scarlet made spotless, the radical purity that only divine forgiveness can give.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Isaiah 1:18

      "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

    • Psalm 51:7

      "Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."

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