What origin is the name Giva?

Giva comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Giva a popular name?

Giva is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Giva does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Giva?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Giva — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

What is the rashi of the name Giva?

Giva starts with the syllable “Gi” (गी), which traditionally belongs to Dhanishta nakshatra, pada 2, in Makar rashi (Capricorn).

Giva

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Giva

Giva

Unisex

sanskrit

2 syllables

Giva is a sanskrit unisex name meaning "A unisex name of Sanskrit origin that refers to a hill or a prominent high place.", Rashi Makar.

With sanskrit roots, Giva is a unisex name that means "A unisex name of Sanskrit origin that refers to a hill or a prominent high place.". At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: गीवा
Rashi: Makar
Nakshatra: dhanishta (Gi)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

A unisex name of Sanskrit origin that refers to a hill or a prominent high place.

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as गीवा

Quick answers about Giva

Very rare in US records

What does Giva mean?

Giva is a unisex name of sanskrit origin meaning "A unisex name of Sanskrit origin that refers to a hill or a prominent high place.".

Is Giva a rare name?

Yes. Giva does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Giva

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: Gi (गी)
Rashi: Makar (Capricorn)
Nakshatra: Dhanishta, pada 2
Name number: 2

By tradition, names starting with “Gi” suit babies born in Dhanishta nakshatra (pada 2), which falls in Makar rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.