Is "Havi" a Jewish man's name, or woman's name?

Hi jamesschriver,

The name "Havi" is a female name and it's meaning is Spring.

Modern Jewish Names - Female Names
http://www.gaminggeeks.org/Resources/KateMonk/Middle-East/Jewish/Modern.htm

Given Name:
Aviva, Avivah, Avivi, Avivit, Abiba, Abibah, Abibi, Abibit, Haviva,
Chaviva, Avivice Avni, Avnit, Avri, Avrti

Diminutives:
Avy, Havi 

Meaning:
'spring' 



Best regards,
tlspiegel

More commonly, 'Havi' (which I would transliterate 'Chavi' and which
is pronoucned /'xavi/) is short for Chava (or Hava, pronounced /xa'va/
or /xa'v@/ or /xa'vA/), the original Hebrew name for Eve (see Genesis
3:20).

The pronunciation transcription system I used is ASCII-IPA.  A synopsis is at
http://www.alt-usage-english.org/ipa/ascii_ipa_combined.shtml
and details are at
http://www.kirshenbaum.net/IPA/faq.html
.

Genesis 3:20 is at
http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0103.htm#20
(not a great translation).

msh210-ga is correct. Havi is usually spelled Chavi or Chavie
(starting with the letter Chet), and is short for Chava (or sometimes
Chaviva). Chava is the Hebrew name which Adam gave his wife (usually
rendered into English as Eve), and that verse says why: she is the
mother of all life.

In other words, Havi means life.

The answer "spring" is completely wrong. The Hebrew for spring is
"aviv," and the woman's name that means spring is Aviva. That name
starts with the letter Aleph.

While the website above puts Aviva and Chavivah together, that's as
silly as equating Harry and Larry, or Molly and Polly. Just because
they rhyme doesn't mean they have anything to do with each other.

Thanks for the support, Ravuri.

Looking at that page now, I see more errors, also.

But the answerer *did* answer the question correctly.