Novah

Meaning of Novah

Novah bursts onto the tongue like a firework, pronounced quick and bright as NOH-vuh, and she traces her shimmer back to the Latin word “nova,” meaning “new,” the same word that names a star when it suddenly lights up the night sky. She feels fresh as dawn over Havana, yet ancient as a Roman mosaic, blending cosmic sparkle with warm Latin corazón. Parents see her and think of new chapters, clean pages, rockets leaving the launchpad. Her playful extra “h” winks, saying, “I’m classic, but I’m not afraid of glitter.” In the U.S. charts she has zoomed upward like a shooting star, leaping from a handful of births in 2007 to hundreds today, proving that a little nova can make a big bang. Novah carries the promise of renewal, the glow of discovery, and the giggle of a child chasing fireflies—small name, big sky.