Kiva

Hebrew, variant of Akiva
"protect"

Kiva Origin and Meaning

The name Kiva is a girl's name meaning "protect".

The spiritual sounding Kiva has a number of other-worldly associations. Kiva is a "Stargate" character who becomes a commander in the Lucian Alliance, as well as a planet in "Star Wars." Kiva is also the name of a room used by the Hopi for spiritual ceremonies.

Kiva in Pop Culture

  • A kiva is a chamber
    built wholly or partly underground, used by male Pueblo Indians for religious rites.
  • Kiva Microfunds
    a non,profit organization that allows people to lend money via the Internet to low,income entrepreneurs and students in over 80 countries, “to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty”