Riva - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Riva \r(i)-

is pronounced REE-vah. Short form of Rebecca (Hebrew) "to bind". Also possibly from the French word for "shore".

Riva has 12 variant forms: Reba, Ree, Reeva, Reevabel, Reva, Rifka, Rivalee, Rivi, Rivka, Rivke, Rivkah and Rivy.

Baby names that sound like Riva are Rivah and Rafa.

Riva is a somewhat common first name for women (#3612 out of 4276) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#25170 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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