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amother


 

Post Wed, Jan 25 2012, 8:57 pm
Does anyone know what the name Reva means? And how it is spelled in Hebrew?
TIA!
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observer




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 25 2012, 8:59 pm
It is derived from the name Rivka. It is spelled reish, yud, vais, hai (Sorry I don't have hebrew on my computer!) It's a very pretty name.
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amother


 

Post Wed, Jan 25 2012, 9:01 pm
Thanks observer- is it hebrew? or yiddish?
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observer




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 25 2012, 9:33 pm
Hebrew
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Hashem_Yaazor




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 25 2012, 9:36 pm
No, it's Yiddish.
Raish yud vais aleph, AFAIK. Derived from Rivka.

Also in Persian or something it means girl.

We had in mind the latter when we named one of my girls with this middle name as my grandmother with the name Rivka was still alive.
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happybeingamom




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 25 2012, 9:53 pm
Hashem_Yaazor wrote:
No, it's Yiddish.
Raish yud vais aleph, AFAIK. Derived from Rivka.

Also in Persian or something it means girl.

We had in mind the latter when we named one of my girls with this middle name as my grandmother with the name Rivka was still alive.


I believe it is aramaic
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observer




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 25 2012, 10:06 pm
We researched the name heavily and it is Hebrew with a hei at the end.

Maybe there are some that think otherwise but most sources say it's Hebrew, with a hei, and from Rivka.
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Hashem_Yaazor




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 25 2012, 10:17 pm
Where did you look?
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observer




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 25 2012, 10:19 pm
I'll ask my dh- he's the one who did the work and also consulted with someone on it.
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observer




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 25 2012, 11:30 pm
Hashem_Yaazor wrote:
Where did you look?


1. Orach Hashulchan, hilchos gittin, siman 129, sheimos hanashim under the title beginning "rivka"
2. Shaimos Hagittin in Shulchan Aruch by the Bais Shmuel in hilchos geirushin
3. Igros Moshe, Even Haezer, Chelek Gimmel, Siman 38


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Hashem_Yaazor




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 25 2012, 11:32 pm
I asked my husband.
He said Reva is not any language as a diminutive of Rivka.
A nickname is no real language...

When you name Reva to mean little girl, and not as a nickname for Rivka, then it's Aramaic (what I said before about Persian. My apologies for my memory being fuzzy due to the fact we had this conversation at 11 PM the night my baby was born Smile)
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observer




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jan 25 2012, 11:39 pm
I just edited the sources- Rav Moshe Feinstein discusses it also - see source above.
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shevi82




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jan 26 2012, 3:46 am
We have the name in our family we spell it Riva(Rivi for short), According to our research It means young lady (Bachura) in hebrew.
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chanchy123




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jan 26 2012, 3:52 am
Yes, it's means a young girl in Hebrew. Nothing to do with Rivka.
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Isramom8




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jan 26 2012, 3:57 am
It means fight, as in Shemona Esrei.
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chanchy123




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jan 26 2012, 4:21 am
Isramom8 wrote:
It means fight, as in Shemona Esrei.

No, that's ריב or מריבה.
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Tamiri




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jan 26 2012, 4:40 am
chanchy123 wrote:
Yes, it's means a young girl in Hebrew. Nothing to do with Rivka.
Exactly. It's a pleasant name.
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amother


 

Post Thu, Jan 26 2012, 7:13 am
OP here, Thank you all!
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saralem




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jan 26 2012, 8:32 am
It's my second name--and spelled reish yud veis hey. I had "issues" with my name when I got engaged (and had requested a brocha on the engagement), and the Lubavicher Rebbe recognized me by this name, spelled this way. I was told it's a diminutive of Rivka.
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observer




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jan 26 2012, 11:39 am
chanchy123 wrote:
Yes, it's means a young girl in Hebrew. Nothing to do with Rivka.

Isramom8 wrote:
It means fight, as in Shemona Esrei.


If you look up the three reputable sources I posted above, you will see that it is a diminutive of Rivka and does not mean fight.
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