What is the name meaning of RIVA. Phrases containing RIVA
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RIVA
Male
Arthurian
, father of Tristan.
Girl/Female
Christian, Finnish, German, Latin, Polish, Swedish
Defender; Industrious; Helper to the Priest; Emulating; Riva Ling; Work; Young Ceremonial Attendant; Religious
Surname or Lastname
French
French : variant of Rivière, Rivoire, or Rivier, topographic name for someone living on the banks of a river, French rivier ‘bank’, or habitational name from any of the many places in France named with this word.English : nickname from Middle English revere ‘reiver’, ‘robber’.English : topographic name for someone who lived on the brow of a hill, from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atter evere ‘at the brow or edge’ (from Old English yfer, efer ‘edge’) or a habitational name from a place named with this phrase, as for example River in West Sussex or Rivar in Wiltshire.Jewish (from Italy) : habitational name from a place in Mantua named Revere.The MA patriot Paul Revere (1734–1818), who in April 1775 undertook a famous ride from Boston to Lexington to warn of the approach of British troops, was a silversmith and instrument maker. He was descended from French Huguenots called Rivoire.
Girl/Female
Finnish, French, German, Swedish
Industrious; Striving; Work; Rival; Laborious; Eager; Beloved
Female
French
Old French name RIVA means "bank, coast." Compare with another form of Riva.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ambitious and self sufficient
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Two Gentlemen of Verona' A foolish rival to Valentine.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Horse rider, A star
Girl/Female
American, Chinese, German, Latin
Industrious; Striving; Rival; Emulating; A Combination of Emma and Lee
Girl/Female
Indian
Equal, Rival
Boy/Male
Tamil
Horse rider, A star
Girl/Female
Christian, German, Italian
Hard Working; Industrious; Rival; Work
Girl/Female
French Latin
From the shore.
Girl/Female
Christian, German, Swedish
Industrious; Striving; Work; Rival; Laborious; Eager
Girl/Female
Finnish, German, Polish
Rival; Laborious; Eager; Industrious; Emulating
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Tristan's father.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Rival, Equal
Female
Hebrew
(רִיבָה) Pet form of Hebrew Rivka, RIVA means "ensnarer." Compare with another form of Riva.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Equal, Rival
Boy/Male
Hindu
Ambitious and self sufficient
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v. t.
To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.
pl.
of Rivalry
n.
A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
a.
Having no rival; without a competitor; peerless.
a.
Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Rival
n.
Rivalry.
v. i.
To be in rivalry.
n.
Rivalry; competition.
n.
The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition.
n.
A female rival.
v. t.
To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.
n.
A contest for superiority; competition; rivalry; strife; also, a challenge; a wager.
n.
Equality, as of right or rank.
n.
One who is in pursuit of the same object as another; one striving to reach or obtain something which another is attempting to obtain, and which one only can posses; a competitor; as, rivals in love; rivals for a crown.
v. t.
To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
v. t.
To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions.
imp. & p. p.
of Rival