The provinceâs major metropolis, Montreal (MontrÃ©al), encompassing Montreal Island, Jesus Island to the north, and several communities on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, is the second largest city in Canada.
2: Nova is of Native American-Hopi origin. The meaning here is 'chasing a butterfly'. Nova is a popular baby girl name, and it is also perceived as trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 2010s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2015, 0.078% of baby girls were named Nova. It was #215 in rank then.
Word Origin & History. nova 1877, from L. nova, fem. sing. adj. of novus new (see new), used with stella star (a fem. noun in L.) to describe a new star not previously known.