Save Gender Feminine Usage Obscure Meaning & History Possibly derived from Samoan aniva referring to "the Milky Way", or from Sanskrit aniva meaning "restraint", or derived from Aniva, a coastal town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.
Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Polynesian, Samoan Pronounced Pron. Ani-va [key] Meaning & History Means "bright" and refers to "the Milky Way" in Samoan.