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Regarding the female name of Eva. I have seen this stump many people in previous posts. I have 12 month old twins and one is named Eva like "EH-vuh" She is named after her great-great grandmother who is of French decent. (I always loved the name and felt it was a different and less heard of alternative to "EE-vuh" and "AY-vuh".) I have read on previous posts arguments that the SPANISH pronounciation is either "AY-vuh" or "EH-vuh"....but I have seen nothing about the French language (took German so I am clueless). I assume it is the similar argument. Also, I believe it is pronounced "EH-vuh" in Italian too? I love the name and I feel pretty confident that she will not know any other girls called "EH-vuh" which I really like....but during the past year, I have had to correct so many people with the correct pronounciation and I often get looks like I made the name up or something!!!!!!!!!! I need solid evidence (other than that is the way her relative's name was)because I am afraid this is going to be a lifelong thing for her...didn't think of it in that manner when I was pregnant. Can anyone confirm for me? Thank you!
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I just wanted to add that there is no "correct" way to pronounce Eva as you can see. I grew up watching "Green Acres" reruns so I had always assumed Eva was pronounced AY-va (as in actress Eva Gabor who was born in Hungary).
FYI, actress Susan Sarandon has a daughter named Eva (EH-va). Eva's father is Italian. Also, Evelyn is pronounced EE-ve-lyn in England, I believe. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Anyway, no matter the pronunciation, Eva's gorgeous. Excellent choice.
FYI, actress Susan Sarandon has a daughter named Eva (EH-va). Eva's father is Italian. Also, Evelyn is pronounced EE-ve-lyn in England, I believe. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Anyway, no matter the pronunciation, Eva's gorgeous. Excellent choice.
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Interesting...I will try to find the Hewbrew verson.......I am curious
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French would be eh-vah, as e = eh in French...
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Thank you for a quick response...interesting commentary about the French origin...maybe we will hear more from those who speak the language. Other than my family member, I have never heard the name used like we do (EH-Vuh) so I am interested in that movie as well (even if it may be really Eh-buh). Didn't know about the Hungarian influence (my husband will love that since that is his ancestory).
Also I have noticed that I have yet to locate a name book/baby book or source (including this website) that cites "Eh-vuh", only the versions of "EE-vuh" and "AY-vuh"....I find that odd, especially since we know that it is used, although less commonly, and the first few syllables of the names Evelyn and Evangeline are the same as my Eva.......
Also I have noticed that I have yet to locate a name book/baby book or source (including this website) that cites "Eh-vuh", only the versions of "EE-vuh" and "AY-vuh"....I find that odd, especially since we know that it is used, although less commonly, and the first few syllables of the names Evelyn and Evangeline are the same as my Eva.......
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I think Eve is the French form of Eva. So then there wouldn't be a French pronounciation of Eva, because it isn't French... but I'm not 100% sure, you can correct me on that. I only know one woman named Eva, she's Hungarian and she says EH-vuh. I think it's EH-vuh in Europe and EE-va in English, but I'm not sure.
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Eva may not originally be French, but it is much more common in modern France than Eve is. According to La cote des prenoms en 2004, there were over 2,000 girls born in France in 2003 named Eva, but less than 600 named Eve. The correct spellings for these names in French are Éva and Ève. Hopefully a French speaker will be able to give the proper pronunciations in French.
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OK. I said I wasn't sure. Sorry if I confused anybody.
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I took French in high school and have also been to France. Going by the French spellings and the accents on the E's, the pronunciations would be as follows:
Éva - the accent aigu above the E indicates the E is prn "ay" so the French pron would likely be "ayv-AH"
Ève - the accent grave above this E indicates the E is prn "eh" so the French prn would likely be "EHV"
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Éva - the accent aigu above the E indicates the E is prn "ay" so the French pron would likely be "ayv-AH"
Ève - the accent grave above this E indicates the E is prn "eh" so the French prn would likely be "EHV"
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