Baby Name Poll Results

It Kieva for a girl or a boy? If it’s for a boy, I’d pick the Kiva spelling. If it’s for a girl, Keiva or Kieva. =) GL!

Girl

I really think that Keeva would be the least likely to be mispronounced.

Keeva is the best spelling

Hey folks! Since this is my name, I thought I’d offer my biased opinion ;)

Kieva is the best spelling and people rarely mispronounce my name. Also, there’s that English phonetic rule: "I before E except after C" - this might be why people found it easy to pronounce my name over the decades :)

As for the more commonly associated sex with the name? It’s a girl name that is found in several cultures around the world. So far I’ve been told that:

- it means "Beautiful" and is the female equivalent for Kyle (Handsome) in Gaelic;
- my Ukrainian & Russian friends are tickled pink that I’m named after "Kiev, mother city of Russia";
- my Japanese and Native American friends insist that my name is a variation of "Kiva" (Holy Place/ Place of Worship) & "Keva";
- and finally, one of my Kenyan friends swore that an Aunt from his family’s ancestral village was named "Kieva" ...but I think he memory was blurred from the amount of beer flowing at that Kenyan party!

So yeah, I hope you chose "Kieva" but either way, I think it’s a lovely name :)

if i have a girl im calling my baby Keeva, But im speeling it like Keivah.. its unusual and ive never seen or heard it before :D x

My name is Kiva. Often times over the phone people think my name is Eva, Kiba, Tiva. Keiva and Kieva look kind of ghetto; it reminds of Keisha.

Hey Every one my Name is also Kieva And As Comment 5 Has Said it the best spelling i also rarely get my name mispronunced and its a beaultiful name! Also Could Be Spelt Caoimhe But Pronounces Keeva!

So I Hope Ya Choose One Of The spelling as its Rare and Beaultiful

If I have a girl I will calling Kéva.. GL

Kiva is also a Hebrew boy’s name, short for the ancient name Akiva.

i am french my husband american we have a boy azriel and now are about to face a beautiful baby girl. we decide on kiva for the spelling it s prononce the same in french and english that way but not with the other spelling. we also happened to have an estonian last name so we thaught that the other spelling are just a little too much whem we wrote first and last together. so keep an eye on that.

Keeva is a unisex name.
Im going to be calling my baby boy keeva :)

My daughter if called kieva we decided to spell it like this because of the I before e rule and its very rarely mis read x

My name is Kiva and on the first day of school without fail I was called Kai-va. Also, as someone else indicated over the phone people often think that my name is Teva or Eva. I always get compliments on the name.

I had a cat by the name kieva, male cat.

My name is Keeva and I have yet to encounter anyone who has mispronounced my name. Actually, most people comment on how easy my name is to pronounce because of how it’s spelled. Regardless of which way you want the name spelled, Keeva is a great name! :)

I have a 7 year old girl called Kieva, we decided on this spelling as we thought the original spelling (caoimhe) would be difficult for her throughout school. But however you spell it, it is a beautiful name.

Hey my name is Keiva and in school people also mispronounce my name, and someone once called me Kie-av! Keiva is a cute and unique name I love it and it has a beautiful meaning :)

My sister’s name is Keva. She’s usually called kev-ah as in Kevin (our dad’s name).

My name is Keva. I get Kevin, Keisha, Kiev, Keisha, etc. And people always think I’m black and then they see them and I am tan so then they think it’s some Hawaiian name. I would never name my child this name or any other funky name - it’s a pain to always be correcting people and telling them how to spell it. I know my mom was paying homage to my Gaelic grandfather but unique isn’t always better.

I named my daughter Keevah from KEVin and SherdAH. Most people I know love it. I think the h at the end makes it look cuter.

My name is Keiva. I really like my name and although some people might misspell it of mispronounce it, it’s worth it because it is such a lovely name.

My daughter is a Kyva and we used a Y in her name.

I went for Keiva, back in ’13. I like "Kiva" but thought people would mispronounce it "Ky·va." I went for Gaelic as I prefer the meaning. (Yes, she sure is beautiful and precious. Then I met lots of Irish folks, straight off the boat, and they informed me how wrong we spell it. But, Caiomhe is too difficult to pronounce.

My name is Kieva and I love it. I’m a woman and I think the spelling Kieva is best. It’s rare and nice :)

A friend of mine from high school us named Kiera ("Keer-ah"). She was so frustrated that everyone said/spelled her name incorrectly, especially the first week of school!! They said "Key-air-a" as if it had 3 syllables. I’d say go for the simplest, most easily pronounced version: Keeva. GL!

My name is Keiva! It is pronounced Keh-vah or Kee-VA.