Aviva (given name)

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Aviva is a female first name. It is a modern Hebrew name which translates to 'spring' or 'springtime'. [1]

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The name was borrowed into the Russian language as non-canonical [2] "Ави́ва" (Aviva). [3] Its masculine version is Aviv. [3] The diminutives of "Aviva" are Avivka (Ави́вка) and Viva (Ви́ва). [3]

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  1. "Morfix Dictionary | אביבה באנגלית | פירוש אביבה בעברית".
  2. Petrovsky, pp. 28 and 34
  3. 1 2 3 Petrovsky, p. 34

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