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.

20 Names Similar to Kiva

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Kiva.

• Mirai
• Suria
• Kiran
• Nea
• Halia
• Reuelle
• Naiara
• Nevara
• Kasiani
• Alair
• Adine
• Sohan
• Esmarie
• Evenie
• Kelilah
• Elouera
• Aviela
• Arlise
• Kelila
• Iolana

The name 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”