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Aiva

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See also: aiva and àiva

Latvian

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Etymology

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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

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Aiva f

  1. a female given name
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References

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  • 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.