Given name

Jiva

“in Hinduism, one's immortal essence”

Jiva is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “in Hinduism, one's immortal essence.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Hindi interpretation is “in Hinduism, one's immortal essence.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.

Jiva’s family of names

Jiva has a related form in Jivah. Jiva has a related form in Jyva. Jiva has a related form in Jyvah.

Walk Jiva’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Jiva, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hindi

Jariwala

Jariwala is a surname from Hindi.

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Hindi

Sachdeva

“truth” · “deva, deity, god”

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Hindi

Singla

Singla is a surname from Hindi.

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Hindi

Nehra

Nehra is a surname from Hindi.

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Sanskrit

Ojha

Ojha is a surname from Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit.

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Hindi

Katta

Katta is a surname from Hindi. It is used in English and Greenlandic.

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40% boys · 60% girls

Hindi

Guptah

Guptah is a surname from Hindi.

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Hindi

Sarma

“white frost”

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50% boys · 50% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Jiva’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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