Nava is a female given name. In Persian (نوا) its meaning is "tune" or "melody."[1] In Hebrew (נאוה) and Arabic its meaning is "pretty."[2]
Notable people with the name include:
- Nava Arad (1938–2022), Israeli politician
- Nava Ashraf, Canadian economist and academic
- Nava Boker (born 1970), Israeli journalist and politician
- Nava Lubelski (born 1968), American artist
- Nava Macmel-Atir (born 1964), Israeli author, playwright and poet
- Nava Semel (1954–2017), Israeli author, playwright and screenwriter
- Nava Starr (born 1949), Canadian chess player
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edit- ^ "Iranian Girl Names". web.mit.edu. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 20 July 1997. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Judith Rosenhouse (Spring 2002). "Personal Names in Hebrew and Arabic: Modern Trends Compared to the Past". Journal of Semitic Studies. 47 (1): 106. doi:10.1093/jss/47.1.97.