Given name & surname

Rivest

Rivest is a surname from French.

Original FrenchRivet

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Rivest comes from French.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Rivest as a surname developed from RIVET.

Rivest’s family of names

In English usage, Rivest as a surname developed from the French form RIVET. In English usage, Rivest as a surname has a related form in RIVET.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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