Aviva (given name)

For other uses, see Aviva (disambiguation).

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

Russian first name

The name was borrowed into the Russian language as non-canonical (i.e., it cannot be used as baptismal name) ^[2] "Ави́ва" (Aviva); rarely used. ^[3] Its masculine version is Aviv. ^[3] The Russian-language diminutives of "Aviva" are Avivka (Ави́вка) and Viva (Ви́ва). ^[3]

People with this name

• Aviva (singer), part of duo Shuky & Aviva
• Aviva Armour-Ostroff, Canadian actress, writer and filmmaker
• Aviva Baumann (born 1984), American actress
• Aviva Burnstock (born 1959), British academic
• Aviva Cantor (born 1940), American journalist
• Aviva Chomsky (born 1957), American academic
• Aviva Dautch (born 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 (born 1946), American filmmaker
• Aviva Rabinovich (1927–2007), professor of botany, chief scientist at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, environmental activist
• Aviva Rahmani, American land artist
• Aviva Semadar (1935–2025), Israeli folklore and chanson singer
• Aviva Slesin, Lithuanian documentary filmmaker
• Aviva Uri (1922–1989), Israeli painter

Fictional characters

• Aviva Corcovado, one of the main characters in Wild Kratts , an American-Canadian children's animated series
• Aviva Masters, one of the main characters in the 2007 film Primeval

See also

• Aviv (name)

References

Notes

1. "Morfix Dictionary | אביבה באנגלית | פירוש אביבה בעברית".
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