At a Glance
- Meaning
- Small hill / grassy tuft
- Origin
- Old Norse (Scandinavian)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- TOO-vah
Tuva is an Old Norse (Scandinavian) girl's name meaning “small hill / grassy tuft”. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Tuva
Meaning: Small hill / grassy tuft.
Origin: Old Norse (Scandinavian).
A common claim: Sometimes said to mean 'Thor's wife, beautiful.' Actually: Incorrect — in Norse mythology Thor's wife is Sif, not Tuva; there's no attested link between this name and Thor's wife.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Tuva
TOO-vahIPA /ˈtuːvɑ/
Popularity of Tuva
Tuva doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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