Aviva (given name)
Aviva is a female first name. It is a modern Hebrew name meaning springlike, dewy, or fresh. [1].
Russian first name
The name was borrowed into the Russian language as non-canonical[2] "Ави́ва" (Aviva).[3] Its masculine version is Aviv, with "Aviva" also being one of its possible diminutives.[3]
The diminutives of "Aviva" are Avivka (Ави́вка) and Viva (Ви́ва).[3]
People with this name
- Aviva (actress) (b. 1984), American actress
- Aviva Burnstock (b. 1959), British academic
- Aviva Cantor (b. 1940), American journalist
- Aviva Chomsky (b. 1957), American academic
- Aviva Dautch (b. 1978), British poet, academic and curator
- Aviva Drescher, cast member who joined The Real Housewives of New York City in season 5
- Aviva Gileadi (1917 - 2001), Israeli nuclear scientist
- Aviva Kempner (b. 1946), American filmmaker
- Aviva Rahmani, American land artist
- Aviva Slesin, Lithuanian documentary filmmaker
- Aviva Uri (1922–1989), Israeli painter
- Aviva Robinson (1933 - 2018), American artist, art collector and philanthropist
Fictional characters
- Aviva Corcovado, one of the main characters in Wild Kratts, an American-Canadian children's animated series
References
Notes
- https://nameberry.com/babyname/Aviva
- Petrovsky, pp. 28 and 34
- Petrovsky, p. 34
Sources
- Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
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