Riva is a ♀ girl name.
Riva is a variant of the name Rivka, which is a modern Hebrew form of the name Rebecca.
Riva means “captivating” (from Hebrew “ribhqeh/ריבקה” = connection, or Semitic “rbq/רבק” = to tie firmly/to join/to snare). By the way, in Italian, riva means “shore” or “riverside”.
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