What do people think of the name Riven? My husband found it online and we both love it! There are multiple means both positive and negative. Positive: Having Courage Strength and Beauty; [name_f]Wisdom[/name_f] Chivalry and [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. Negative: To break apart or tear apart into pieces with violence. My main concern is that it too out there? I am fine with a unique name that many people will not have heard, but I also don’t want my baby to hate their name for being too different. I would pair it with two more mainstream middle names like [name_f]Marie[/name_f] and [name_f]Anne[/name_f] or something. I have a short last name. Any thoughts are welcome!
It doesn’t look out there (looks similar to [name_u]Raven[/name_u]), but you may run into some pronunciation problems. I want to pronounce it like [name_u]River[/name_u] with an N (or given with an R), but to be sure…
Is it pronounced Riv (as in [name_u]River[/name_u]) - in, or Ri (as in [name_u]Riley[/name_u]) - vin?
I think it’s usable and it has an appealing look about it. It reminds me of the more familiar [name_u]River[/name_u], but it also gives me the vibes of [name_u]Seren[/name_u] and [name_f]Maren[/name_f].
I prefer [name_u]River[/name_u], but I think it’s an attractive name that doesn’t sound too different from other modern names.
Though it does feel more masculine than feminine to me.
I would pronounce it like [name_u]River[/name_u] with an N instead of final R sound. Thanks for the input!
I would pronounce it like [name_u]River[/name_u] with a N instead of the final R.
I like it, actually. However, be prepared for MANY people to think her name is [name_u]River[/name_u] or [name_u]Raven[/name_u]. My name is [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] and I’ve had to repeat it a lot for people. They hear [name_f]Lauren[/name_f], Roral, and a variety of other things. Especially over the phone or in loud places. But I’ve never cared that much, I loved having a name that isn’t heard everywhere. I was always the only [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] in my class. Riven has an appealing sound…I wouldn’t worry to much about the negative meaning. It’s not as bad as some out there.
We have twin girls who are nearly 3 yrs old which the oldest is named riven marie and we absolutely love it and suits her so much we heard the name riven about 12 yrs ago when i was pregnant with my other daughter when my oh was working at a restaurant and one of the waitress was called riven and fell in love with it but like you we was like but what if and maybe people would be like wth is that about and kids may bully her so we decided on freya that time and when we found out we were having the twins riven was number one on our list of names and we are so happy we decided to name her riven marie xx
I don’t like it. Sounds made-up.