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English
Noun
Saiva (plural Saivas)
- (Hinduism) A worshiper of Shiva or practicer of Shaivism.
Hyponyms
Translations
worshiper of Shiva or practicer of Shaivism
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.