This is a Portuguese short form of Genoveva or Genevieve. For instance the birth name of Portuguese writer and socialite Veva de Lima was Genoveva. [noted -ed]
This could be used as a nickname for names starting with a V (for example, Veronica, Valentina or Victoria) or that have a V in them (for example, Evelina, Lavinia or Geneva).
― Anonymous User 5/24/2021
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This was my great-grandmother's name! She was born in the Midwest around the turn of the 20th century, when made-up names were popular, so I'm surprised to find an entry for it here. In her case it was pronounced VEH-və, not VEE-və.