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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Aliva f. Old English æþel 'noble' + Old English gifu 'gift'.

England
Latin
1189 Aileve (gen) GASurv p. 135, Aliva (gen) ibid. p. 155, Eilleva (nom) ibid. p. 136; 1222 Ailleva (nom) StPaulDom p. 62
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Aliva". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Aliva.