Message: "Eva" - Behind the Name

Eva

by Vesta (VestellaContessa)

9/22/2005, 3:12 PM

What do y'all think of Eva (AY-va)?

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- Pink Princess

9/23/2005, 9:45 PM

No. I say Eva, EE-vah. Ava is pro. AY-va.

- Julia (guest)

9/23/2005, 5:29 PM

No, usually it's EE-vah.

- Beckie (guest)

9/23/2005, 7:04 AM

I love the name pronounced like that. Its not very popular so your kid would be one of a kind

- Marija Luminitsa +1

9/22/2005, 10:57 PM

I prefer it as AY-va, but most Americans don't seem to pronounce it that way. I am in the minority, heh.

- Vesta (VestellaContessa)

9/23/2005, 12:14 PM

I LOVE YOU. Sorry....a little over excited about that.

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- Diamante04

9/22/2005, 10:27 PM

Eva is a GP for me. I've always seen it pronounced as "ee vuh" or "eh vuh". I personally prefer the pronounciation "ee vuh". I've heard of people using "ay vuh" but I see this as being spelled Ava. By the way, I LOVE the name Ava...it's so gorgeous and is one of my faves!

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- Ciarda85 (Ciarda)

9/22/2005, 9:55 PM

I prefer the pronunciation EE-va for the Eva spelling and Ava for the AY-va pronunciation. Both are very nice, imo.

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- mum2bubba

9/22/2005, 8:05 PM

I prefer it pronounced as EE-VUH. And Ava as AY-VUH.

- Jen (guest)

9/22/2005, 5:50 PM

I like it, but with that spelling I prn it Ee-va. To prn it AY-va, I would spell it Ava. I think they're pretty either way, though.

- Kaleko (guest)

9/22/2005, 3:58 PM

One of my favourite names!

- Ylva +3

9/22/2005, 3:46 PM

Is this how Eva is pronounced in USA?

I though Eva was pronounced as EE-va, and Ava as AY-va?

I prefer Ava, since I think the pronounciation is always AY-va.

Though here in Sweden I prefer Eva, but here it is pronounced as EH-va.

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- ErinM27

9/23/2005, 11:52 AM

I've known people named Eva in the U.S. who pronounce it EE-va and others who pronounce it EH-va. Personally, I pronounce it as EH-va b/c the first person I met with that name pronounced it this way. But I have never heard Eva pronounced as AY-va.

- Tate (pnysmkr)

9/22/2005, 7:33 PM

My great-grandma's name is Eva and she pronounces it as EE-va, so thats the way that I have always seen it.

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- Vesta (VestellaContessa)

9/22/2005, 5:57 PM

My best friend is from Buenos Aires and that's how she pronounces it.

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- cody88

9/22/2005, 3:20 PM

Love it. I really dislike Ava, though, and I also don't like Eva prn. EE-vah.

I love the combo Eva Catharina. ;)

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- puella_blu

9/22/2005, 3:15 PM

I like Eva better than Ava, but am a bit put off but it's current popularity.

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