Aiva

See also: àiva

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1936. Possibly from Aivars or Aivis, or from the name of a species of plant, aiva, fam. Rosaceae. Cognate with Estonian Aive.

Proper noun

Aiva f

1. a female given name.

Related terms

• Aivita

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Aiva was the only given name of 1208 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.