First names in Hebrew

First name Nova: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נובה

Gematria value: 63

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Nova is written נובה

Meaning and origin

What does Nova mean?

Meaning: "new" (a new star)
Origin: Latin

Nova is the Latin word for "new". Astronomers use it for a star that suddenly shines brighter, a stella nova, a "new star", as if it had just been born. It became a first name in America in the 2010s and has climbed fast.

Gematria

Nova = 63

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. נובה has 4 letters:

• נthe letter Nun50
• וthe letter Vav6
• בthe letter Bet2
• הthe letter He5
• Total63

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Nova, from נ to ה:

נְקִי כַפַּיִם וּבַר־לֵבָב אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָשָׂא לַשָּׁוְא נַפְשִׁי וְלֹא נִשְׁבַּע לְמִרְמָה׃

“One who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.”

Psalms 24:4

The book of your first name

Nova, in nine pages

• Nova, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Nova
• Nova, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Nova in three answers

How do you write Nova in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Nova is written נובה.

What is the gematria value of Nova?
Written נובה, Nova is worth 63: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter He (5).

What does Nova mean?
New" (a new star) (origin: Latin). Nova is the Latin word for "new". Astronomers use it for a star that suddenly shines brighter, a stella nova, a "new star", as if it had just been born. It became a first name in America in the 2010s and has climbed fast.