Ziva, Zivah, or Zhiva, is originally a

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

name. Ziva is a first name for women and an equally uncommon last name. The meaning of the name Ziva, which is a variant of Ziv, is “

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, brilliance, light, brightness, light of God”. Notable people with this name include: * Ziva Ben-Porat, an Israeli writer and literary theorist *

Ziva David Ziva David (; Hebrew: זיוה דוד, , feminine form of Ziv: "Radiance"; birth date November 12, 1982, Beersheba in the Negev desert of southern Israel). She was born in Be'er Sheva, Israel. is a fictional character from the CBS television seri ...

, a fictional character on the American TV series ''NCIS'' *

Ziva Kunda Ziva Kunda (; June 13, 1955 – February 24, 2004) was an Israeli social psychologist and professor at the University of Waterloo known for her work in social cognition and motivated reasoning. Her seminal paper "The Case for Motivated Reasoning ...

(1955–2004), a Canadian social psychologist *

Ziva Magnolya Ziva Magnolya Muskitta (born 14 March 2001) is an Indonesian singer. She is best known for the third place finalist on Indonesian Idol (season 10), the tenth season of Indonesian Idol, broadcast by the national television channels RCTI in 2019 - ...

, an Indonesian singer *

Ziva Rodann Ziva Rodann (, born Ziva Blechman ; 2 March 1933), known first as Ziva Shapir (), is an Israeli-American actress. She was a Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film star and a frequent guest star on television series from the late 1950s to the ...

, an Israeli actress

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