The riva Surname
riva Name Meaning and History
- Italian: topographic name for someone who lived by a wharf in a port or on the bank of a river, riva (Latin ripa).
- Catalan and Spanish: variant of Riba, which has the same origin and meaning as 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Relatives of Donald Riva? | Jackie Dragon | 2 |
| Looking for Family of Frank Carl Riva | Andrew Riva | 4 |
| Riva name in Manchester, UK |
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| Rivas from San Pedro de Gallo |
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| Jane Marnoni Chalmers Riva & James Herbert Swift - Montreal |
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| Robert Young Riva - Montreal, QC and Berlin, NH |
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| Jessie/Janet Riva |
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| Alfredo Riva - vaudeville dancer |
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| Antonio RIVA of Lugano | Cory Streisinger | 7 |
| CHECKING FOR RELATIVES | MARK RIVA | 8 |
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