What does the name Riva mean?

Duggie

Sun, Dec 28 2014, 4:43 am

I remember learning about it in school. On google translate it comes up at "jam" of course. Smile

JMM-uc

Sun, Dec 28 2014, 4:46 am

Duggie wrote:

I remember learning about it in school. On google translate it comes up at "jam" of course. Smile

That would be reba not Riva.

etky

Sun, Dec 28 2014, 4:52 am

It connotes a young woman.

Duggie

Sun, Dec 28 2014, 5:03 am

etky: cool, do you have a source for that?

etky

Sun, Dec 28 2014, 5:09 am

Sorry, I don't know the source - but AFAIK it's from chazal, not from tanach.

JMM-uc

Sun, Dec 28 2014, 5:36 am

Here's an older thread on the name Riva.
http://imamother.com/forum/vie.....ight=

amother

Sun, Dec 28 2014, 7:21 am

I'm named Riva after a great grandmother who was named Riva after someone else. My father said it's been Riva and not Rivkah at all. He has a a place where family names are written for generations. He also says it comes from "a fight" between Yetzer Hora and Yetzer Tov, in a positive way.