Nevena () is a feminine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
popular in
South Slavic languages
The South Slavic languages are one of three branches of the Slavic languages. There are approximately 30 million speakers, mainly in the Balkans. These are separated geographically from speakers of the other two Slavic branches (West Slavic la ...
.
The name is the feminine form of the masculine name
Neven, which means
Calendula officinalis
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.
Notable people with the name include:
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Nevena Božović
Nevena Ivanović ( sr-Cyrl, Невена Ивановић, ; [] ; born 15 June 1994) is a Serbian singer and songwriter. She made her singing debut by Serbia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007, representing Serbia at the Junior Eurovisio ...
(born 1994), Serbian singer
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Nevena Bridgen, British-Serbian opera singer and blogger
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Nevena Ignjatović
Nevena Ignjatović ( sr-Cyrl, Невена Игњатовић, ; born 28 December 1990 in Kragujevac, Republic of Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian alpine skier.
She was named to the Serbian team at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics
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(born 1990), Serbian alpine skier
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Nevena Jovanović (born 1990), Serbian basketball player
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Nevena Karanović (born 1961), Serbian politician
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Nevena Kokanova (1938–2008), Bulgarian film actress
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Nevena Lenđel (born 1979), Croatian high jumper
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Nevena Senior
Brian R. Senior (born 1953) is a professional bridge player and writer from Nottingham. He has represented Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland and Ireland in international competition and has won all the major English Bridge Union competiti ...
née Deleva (born 1959), Bulgarian English bridge player
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Nevena Tsoneva (born 1986), Bulgarian singer
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Nevena Veinović, Serbian politician
See also
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Nerves (film)
References
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