DaivafLithuanian Created by the Lithuanian writer Vydūnas, who possibly derived it from a Sanskrit word meaning "destiny".
GodelivafGermanic (Latinized) Feminine form of Goteleib. This was the name of an 11th-century Flemish saint who was murdered on her husband's orders.
GodivafAnglo-Saxon (Latinized) Latinized form of the Old English name Godgifu meaning "gift of god", from the elements god and giefu "gift". Lady Godiva was an 11th-century English noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest the high taxes imposed by her husband upon the townspeople.
Shiva 1mHinduism, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali Derived from Sanskrit शिव (śiva) meaning "benign, kind, auspicious". Shiva is the Hindu god of destruction and restoration, the husband of the mother goddess Parvati. Though he does not appear in the Vedas, Shiva nevertheless incorporates elements of Vedic deities such as the storm god Rudra. He is often depicted with four arms and a third eye, and has both fierce and gentle aspects.... [more]
SunnivafNorwegian Scandinavian form of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant "sun gift" from the Old English elements sunne "sun" and giefu "gift". This was the name of a legendary English saint who was shipwrecked in Norway and killed by the inhabitants.
VaivafLithuanian From Lithuanian vaivorykštė meaning "rainbow".
ŽivafSlavic Mythology, Slovene, Serbian 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.