Across the world, Dives (Dives 
) is a rare predominantly male, but scarcely feminine forename. The forename Dives is characteristic of India, where it is a very rare masculine name, Italy, and Philippines. Likewise, Dives is the last name as well as the forename.
Dives is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dives , the the rich man in the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus.