Aviva
Aviva is a girl name of Hebrew origin, meaning Springlike; fresh.
What Aviva means
Springlike; fresh.
Aviva sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Aviva comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Aviva is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Aviva?
Aviva is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Aviva is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Aviva
Aviva spans Life and the natural world, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Aviva
These share Aviva's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Ilana — Tree; flourishing.
- Ava — Life, bird, living one.
- Chloe — Young green shoot; blooming.
- Embla — Elm; the first woman.
- Persephone — Goddess of spring; bringer of life.
- Summer — The warm, bright season.
- Vesna — Slavic goddess of spring.
- Rohan — Ascending; blossoming.
- Xuan — Spring.
- Bethany — House of figs.
- Carmel — Garden; orchard.
- Deborah — Bee; an industrious leader.