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Kiva

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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.

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Kiva in Pop Culture

  • This is also used as a variation of Keeva (Caoimhe).
  • Kiva means "nice" in Finnish.
  • A kiva is a chamberbuilt wholly or partly underground, used by male Pueblo Indians for religious rites.
  • Kiva Microfundsa 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”