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Baby Name Sunniva |
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Meaning of Sunniva - What does the name Sunniva means? |
Pronunciation: |
soo-nee-vah | |
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Gender: |
Girl Name |
Origin: |
Scandinavian |
Name Meaning: |
Scandinavian form of Sunngifu, an Old English name composed of the elements sunne (sun) and gifu (gift): hence, "a gift of the sun." The name was borne by St. Sunniva, a legendary lOth-century British maiden who was shipwrecked off the Norwegian coast and murdered after she made it to shore. Cognate: Synn0ve (Danish, Norwegian); Synncive (Swedish) |
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