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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Goldiva f. Old English gold 'gold' + Old English gifu 'gift'.

England
Latin
● 1189 Goldiva (nom) GASurv p. 181, Goldive (gen) ibid. p. 187
Ireland
Latin
● fin12thC Goldiue (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 25
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Goldiva". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Goldiva.