Names that go with Nova

Sibling names that sit well next to Nova: close in style and era, different enough in sound that each child keeps a name of their own. Ranked from the data on the names’ own pages. Names that rhyme with Nova or would answer to the same nickname are set apart below.

Sister names

Luna Latin · Latin for moon; also the Roman moon goddess; the same word means moon in Spanish and Italian

both celestial names · popular in the same decades

Aurora Latin · dawn in Latin; also the name of the Roman goddess of dawn

both celestial names · popular in the same decades

Lux Latin · light

both celestial names · popular in the same decades

Emilia Latin · traditionally "rival", from the Roman family name Aemilius; related to Emily, with a different origin from Amelia

both modern names · popular in the same decades

Stella Latin · "star," the word itself, set alight as a name in Renaissance sonnets; a favorite of the early 1900s reborn on the celestial wave. Bright, brief, and impossible to misspell

both celestial names · popular in the same decades

Aries Latin · ram; zodiac constellation name

both celestial names · popular in the same decades

Olivia Latin · exact meaning not established by the sources behind this page; documented in English records with names written in Latin by the late 13th century, before Shakespeare

popular in the same decades · same Latin roots

Amora Latin · apparently a modern coinage based on Latin amor, "love"

both modern names · popular in the same decades

Legacy Latin · word name meaning 'something handed down', from Latin legare, to bequeath

both modern names · popular in the same decades

Reign Latin · word name meaning 'to rule as monarch', from Latin 'regnum'

both modern names · popular in the same decades

Gianna Italian · "God is gracious," the Italian short form of Giovanna, John's feminine; long an everyday name in Italy, it surged in 2000s America ahead of its mother name, with Gigi as its playful nickname

both modern names · popular in the same decades

Aria Italian · Italian for air; an operatic solo; distinct from the separate Persian name of the same spelling

both modern names · popular in the same decades

Brother names

Oliver Latin · from Old French Olivier, possibly from Latin oliva, "olive tree," or from an older Germanic name reshaped to resemble it

popular in the same decades · same Latin roots

Ace Latin · from the playing-card term, ultimately Latin "as" (unit)

both modern names · popular in the same decades

Amias Latin · beloved

both modern names · popular in the same decades

Mason English · stoneworker or bricklayer; an English occupational surname

both modern names · popular in the same decades

Liam Irish · the short form Ireland made of Uilliam, or William, "will" and "helmet"; a nickname that went out on its own, left Ireland, and climbed to #1 in America for a record run. Brisk, warm, and complete at four letters

both modern names · popular in the same decades

Kai Hawaiian · "sea" in Hawaiian; equally an independent name in Frisian and Scandinavian, Estonian, Japanese, and Chinese use, each with its own root and history. One crisp syllable that belongs everywhere, likely the secret of its global rise

both modern names · popular in the same decades

Sky English · the sky; nature/vocabulary word, ultimately from Old Norse sky

both celestial names · popular in the same decades

Jace English · short form of Jason, also used independently

both modern names · popular in the same decades

Julian Latin · from the Roman family name Iulianus, itself derived from Julius; the deeper origin is uncertain

popular in the same decades · same Latin roots

Nour Arabic · light (a popular unisex name across the Arab American community)

both celestial names · popular in the same decades

Max Latin · "greatest," through Maximilian or Maxim; also short for Maxwell, a Scottish surname meaning "Mack's stream"

same Latin roots · a different rhythm

Khamari African American · modern coinage, possibly rooted in 'qamar,' moon