Živa

Gender Feminine
Usage Slavic Mythology, Slovene, Serbian
Scripts Жива(Serbian)

Meaning & History

From the Old Slavic word živŭ meaning "alive, living". According to the 12th-century Saxon priest Helmold, this was the name of a Slavic goddess possibly associated with life or fertility.

Related Names

VariantsŠiwa(Slavic Mythology) Živka(Serbian)
Masculine FormŽivko(Serbian)
Other Languages & CulturesZhivka(Bulgarian) Živka(Croatian) Zhivka, Živka(Macedonian)
Same SpellingZiva

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   youthful   informal   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange  

Categories

deities, fertility deities, goddesses, health deities, isograms, life, seasons, spring
Entry updated April 23, 2024