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Paiva is a common surname in the Portuguese language; consequently, there are many people in Portugal and Brazil who share this name, and there are others named Paiva wherever else in the world Portuguese influence has been felt. Paiva was originally a toponym; that is to say, the likely origin of the name is actually a place, probably a place in north-central Portugal. Famous people named Paiva include:Adriano de Paiva, Portuguese scientistAfonso de Paiva, Portuguese diplomat and explorer of EthiopiaAlice Rangel de Paiva Abreu, Brazilian scientist and recipient of the Brazilian Order of Scientific MeritAntonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Maury, American astronomerAntonio Cechelli de Mattos Paiva, Brazilian scientist and recipient of the Brazilian Order of Scientific MeritAntónio de Paiva, Portuguese missionary to ThailandAtaulfo de Paiva, Brazilian, former president of the Academia Brasileira de LetrasBrittni Paiva, American Ukulele musicianCarlos Paiva Gonçalves Filho, member of the Brazilian Academia Nacional de MedicinaDiogo de Paiva de Andrada, Portuguese theologianFélix Paiva, former President of ParaguayFrancisco Álvaro Bueno de Paiva, former Vice-President of BrazilFrancisco de Barros de Paiva, Portuguese military and Governor of São Tomé and PríncipeFrancisco de Paiva de Andrade, Portuguese writerHeliodoro de Paiva, Portuguese Renaissance composerHenrique Gomes de Paiva Lins de Barros, Brazilian scientist and recipient of the Brazilian Order of Scientific MeritHenrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro, Portuguese military officer, statesman, and politicianJean Paiva, writter and recipientof the Bram Stoker Award for Best First NovelJoão da Paiva, Portuguese military and Governor of São Tomé and PríncipeJoão de Paiva, Portuguese Jesuit missionary to the Kingdom of Kongo during the reign of Garcia II of KongoJoão Soares de Paiva, Portuguese troubadourJorge de Paiva, Portuguese fencerJosé de Paiva Netto, Brazilian writer, journalist, radio broadcaster, composer and poetLoick Barros Paiva Pires, Portuguese footballer playing in the UKLycurgo José Henrique de Paiva, Brazilian writerManuel de Oliveira Paiva, Brazilian writerNestor Paiva, American actorRicardo Javier Tavarelli Paiva, Paraguayan footballerSérgio Paiva, Portuguese professional race-car driver
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