Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Political Subdivision Usage Russian Scripts Тува(Russian) Pronounced Pron. tuw-VA [key·IPA] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 3/7/2017 by highexpectasians Edited 9/9/2021 by Infinitas Meaning & History From Tuvan Тыва (Tyva), itself from the name of the Tuvan people, which is of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a federal subject of Russia.