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Bookmark or Share- Sunniva: Name Meaning, Popularity and Info on BabyNames.comThe name Sunniva is primarily a female name of Scandinavian origin that means Sun Gift. Norwegian form of the Old English name Sunngifu. Saint Sunniva is a 10th Century saint who was shipwrecked in Norway and now the patron saint of the Diocese of Bjørgvin and Western Norway.
- Sunniva - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and PopularityThe name Sunniva is a girl's name of Norwegian origin meaning "sun gift". Sunniva was an Irish-born saint who fled to Norway, where she hid in an island cave with her followers and eventually died. After miracles were reported on the island, the cave was excavated and Sunniva's intact body was found. Sunniva is the patron saint of Western Norway.
- Meaning, origin and history of the name SunnivaMeaning & History. Scandinavian form of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant "sun gift" from the Old English elements sunne "sun" and giefu "gift". This was the name of a legendary English saint who was shipwrecked in Norway and killed by the inhabitants.
- Sunniva - WikipediaSaint Sunniva (10th century; Old Norse Sunnifa, from Old English Sunngifu) is the patron saint of the Norwegian Church of Norway Diocese of Bjørgvin, as well as all of Western Norway. Sunniva was venerated alongside her brother Alban, who in Norwegian tradition was identified with Saint Alban, the Roman-era British saint.
- St. Sunniva – Irish Queen and Norwegian Patron SaintSt. Sunniva – Irish Queen and Norwegian Patron Saint. St. Sunniva has had an impact on Norwegian history, literature and art from the Middle Ages until today. A magnificent newly published book explores different aspects of the Sunniva character.
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