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[Opinions] Re: BAs from UK
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I assume Zeva is a form of Ziva or Zev.
Zafira is a form of Sapphire (in Croatian it's Safir) -http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/zafira
Don't have any info on popularity or usage though.

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Interesting. Zeev and Ziv have different meanings in Hebrew. I would have pronounced them the same way. Does anyone know for sure? And if Ziva is "ZHEE-vuh" then sign me up right now. Gorgeous sound and meaning.I still can't warm up to Zafira, sorry. It reminds me of a video game character. Even Sapphire does, so knowing the meaning / variant doesn't help me. :-/But Ziva is making up for all that in spades. She's going on my long list right now. Thanks!
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The Hebrew Ziva is pronounced ZEE-vah (there's an Israeli lead character on the show NCIS named Ziva, so you can hear it there).
The Slavic Živa is pronounced ZHEE-vah (ž=French J in Jacques). As for Zeev and Ziv, I assume that Zeeev and Zev are pronounced ZEHV.
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