Aviva (given name)

Aviva is a female first name. It is a modern Hebrew name meaning springlike, dewy, or fresh. [1].

For other uses, see Aviva (disambiguation).

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
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References

Notes
  1. https://nameberry.com/babyname/Aviva
  2. Petrovsky, pp. 28 and 34
  3. 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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