Saiva

English

Noun

Saiva (plural Saivas)

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

Alternative forms

• Shaiva, Saivite

Translations

worshiper of Siva or practicer of Shaivism

• Catalan: xivaïta (ca)
• French: shivaïte (fr)
• Punjabi: ਸ਼ੈਵ (pa) m (śaiv)
• 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

1. a female given name

References

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