Comments for the name Sunniva

Sungifu was a princess in Ireland, and she ran away from her father, the king, that wanted to marry her to a man that she didn't love. She floated on her boat with some of her servants to the little island on the west coast of Norway, Selje, and there she lived. There is a monastery there now, named after her.

Pronounced Soohn-eva

This is a lovely name. I named my second daughter Sunniva. We live in the US, and pronounce it Sun-EE-va. I love that we can use the nicknames Sun, Eva, Eve, Neva, or Neve. It reminds me of a warm person, but very dignified. It is perfect for our daughter!

I've fallen for Sunniva! It's such a beautiful, sweet, strong name with an adorable nickname in Sunny. I'm really loving Sunniva Isobel!

Honestly, the first thing that popped into my head was "Son of a-!"
It does appear to have a somewhat more pleasant pronunciation.

Also used in Sweden.

Gorgeous meaning!

This is a sweet, cute, uncommon name. I love it. I may name one of my daughters Sunneva and shorten it to Eva.

I love this name, and have so off and on. My SO likes Eva, so this could always be an option. Too bad I'm way too young to have kids, because I'd consider this!

Saint Sunniva (10th century) is the patron saint of Bergen and Western Norway.