Saiva

English

Alternative forms

Noun

Saiva (plural Saivas)

(Hinduism) A worshiper of Siva or practicer of Shaivism.

Translations

worshiper of Siva or practicer of Shaivism

Catalan: xivaïta (ca)
French: shivaïte (fr)

Spanish: shivaísta
Telugu: శైవుడు (te) (śaivuḍu)

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From saiva (“bobbin”).

Proper noun

Saiva f

A female given name.

References

Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
Population Register of Latvia: Saiva was the only given name of 209 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

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