Ziva?

[Nanesnamesname123]

I love this name.

but I’m not even vaguely Jewish. Im not religious in the slightest.

would it be weird to consider it.

we live in the North of Scotland.

Is it Zee—ver or Zeye— va?
I have never come across it before

LOVE

Also I hope it's not weird because I'm not Jewish either and it is my favorite name. If I have a girl, that's her name :)

My bff has a daughter with this name. She's not Jewish at all. It really suits her lo

People would mostly think you are a NCIS fan.
I remember a line in the programme where the character of Ziva said she didn't like her name because it was a 'grandma name'. Presumably like naming your child Doris or Gertrude.
Although Ziva is much prettier.

Love it

Pronounced Zye-vuh?

It's no weirder than using any other Hebrew name.

isn't that the name of that brazilian virus that affected unborn foetuses?

I adore the name. I first heard it from NCIS

@CanIKeepDoingThis no that's Zika Virus.

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I love ncis, that’s where I got the name from lol.

@Nanesnamesname123 I always liked the sound of Ziva's sister (and daughter) too - which was Tali.

I'd assume it was a Hebrew name and maybe assume you were Jewish. Whether a Jewish person might think it strange for a gentile to have that name I'm not sure.

I never watch NCIS so wouldn't make that link. I'm more of a Lennie Briscoe era Law and Order kinda gal.

Means sperm in Hebrew.

What about Zyllah
Seems prettier

I instantly thought of Zika.

@veronicagoldberg out of curiosity I looked it and as a name it means Light of God or Radiance.

I love it. We had a little girl in nursery called this. Her mother said she got it from a book.
It stood out in a good way, as every other girl was named Lily, Lila, Lilah, Lyra, Layla, Isla and Ella.

I think it's a nice name but I wouldn't recommend it if you have Israeli family or acquaintances. I'm going to copy and paste something I read on another website.

"Ziva (זיבה) means "gonorrhea" in modern Hebrew.
Ziva (זיוה) means "shining," "brilliance," etc.
They're one letter different, vav vs. vet, but pretty much no one in Israel uses this name any more because it's almost the same word as gonorrhea. I've run across a few non-Israeli Jewish people who have this as their Hebrew name and have no idea that Israeli people hear that word and think it's gonorrhea."

That show has so many gems though! It also made me love the name Palmer :)

It just sounds like Riva, Reya, Viva etc to me - sort of made up and undistinguished

I think it will be misheard as Viva.

I love it but then I'm an NCIS fan as well

Yeah I know no Israeli people and I’m unlikely to come across any.

To be honest I didn't even know it was to do with religion but I'm not even slightly religious