Aviva is a female first name. It is a modern Hebrew name which translates to 'spring' or 'springtime'.
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Russian first name
The name was borrowed into the Russian language as non-canonical (i.e., it cannot be used as baptismal name) "Ави́ва" (Aviva); rarely used. Its masculine version is Aviv. The Russian-language diminutives of "Aviva" are Avivka (Ави́вка) and Viva (Ви́ва).
People with this name
Aviva (singer), part of duo Shuky & Aviva
Aviva Armour-Ostroff, Canadian actress, writer and filmmaker
Aviva Baumann (born 1984), American actress
Aviva Burnstock (born 1959), British academic
Aviva Cantor (born 1940), American journalist
Aviva Chomsky (born 1957), American academic
Aviva Dautch (born 1978), British poet, academic and curator
Aviva Drescher, cast member who joined The Real Housewives of New York City in season 5
Aviva Gileadi (1917–2001), Israeli nuclear scientist
Aviva Kempner (born 1946), American filmmaker
Aviva Rabinovich (1927–2007), professor of botany, chief scientist at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, environmental activist
Aviva Rahmani, American land artist
Aviva Semadar (1935–2025), Israeli folklore and chanson singer
Aviva Slesin, Lithuanian documentary filmmaker
Aviva Uri (1922–1989), Israeli painter
Fictional characters
Aviva Corcovado, one of the main characters in Wild Kratts, an American-Canadian children's animated series
Aviva Masters, one of the main characters in the 2007 film Primeval