Rivas (surname)

Rivas is a surname of Spanish origin, likely derived from riba, an archaic term for the shore of a river.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Government

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Sports

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Boxing

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  • Adonis Rivas (born 1972), Nicaraguan boxer and former WBO Super Flyweight and Flyweight world champion
  • Óscar Rivas (born 1987), Colombian boxer

Football (soccer)

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Other

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Other

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Richard Donovon Woods, Grace Alvarez-Altman, Spanish Surnames in the Southwestern United States: A Dictionary (1978), p. 118.