Oiva

19th century creation from oiva (“excellent”). The surname derives from place names in northern Finland.

• IPA^(key): /ˈoi̯ʋɑ/,
• Rhymes: -oiʋɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Oi‧va

Oiva

1. a male given name
   • 1990, Harri Tapper, Näin syntyvät revontulet, Gummerus, published 2003, →ISBN:

     Tytöt olivat Anna, Aune, Alli ja Aili. Miina näet ei suostunut tytöilleen antamaan muita kuin Aalla alkavia nimiä. Yksi lapsista oli poika. Koska hän Hanneksen mielestä oli oiva, nimeksi pantiin Oiva.

     The girls were named Anna, Aune, Alli and Aili. You see, Miina refused to name her girls anything that didn't start with an A. One of the children was a boy. Hannes thought he was excellent so he was named Oiva.

2. (rare) a Finnish surname transferred from the nickname

• Oiva is the 168^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,779 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,538 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Oiva belongs to 158 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• aivo, avio, ovia