Meaning, origin and history of the name Eva

Gender Feminine

Usage Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Estonian, Danish, Icelandic, Faroese, Romanian, Greek, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Russian, Georgian, Armenian, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic

Scripts Εύα(Greek) Ева(Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Church Slavic) ევა(Georgian) Էվա(Armenian)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈe.βa/(Spanish) /ˈɛ.va/(Italian, Czech, Slovak) /ˈiː.və/(English) /ˈeː.fa/(German) /ˈeː.vaː/(Dutch) /ˈeː.va/(Swedish) EH-vah(Danish) /ˈɛː.va/(Icelandic) /ˈe.va/(Greek) /ˈje.və/(Russian) /ɛ.vɑ/(Georgian) /ˈe.wa/(Latin) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Form of Eve used in various languages. This form is used in the Latin translation of the New Testament, while Hava is used in the Latin Old Testament. A notable bearer was the Argentine first lady Eva Perón (1919-1952), the subject of the musical Evita. The name also appears in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) belonging to the character Little Eva, whose real name is in fact Evangeline.

This is also an alternate transcription of Russian Ева (see Yeva).

Related Names

Rootḥawa

VariantsEvelia(Spanish) Ava, Avah, Aviana, Avianna, Eve(English) Eeva, Eve, Eevi(Estonian) Evi(Greek) Yeva(Russian) Yeva(Armenian)

DiminutivesEvita(Spanish) Evie, Evvie, Eveleen(English) Evi(German) Eef, Eefje, Evi, Evy(Dutch) Evy(Swedish) Evy(Norwegian) Evy(Danish)

Other Languages & CulturesHawa(Arabic) Həvva(Azerbaijani) Eve(Biblical) Eua(Biblical Greek) Chawwa(Biblical Hebrew) Khava(Chechen) Eeva, Eevi(Finnish) Éva, Ève(French) Hauwa, Hauwa'u(Hausa) Chava, Hava(Hebrew) Éva, Évike(Hungarian) Khava(Ingush) Éabha(Irish) Ieva, Evita(Latvian) Ieva(Lithuanian) Ewa(Polish) Hawo, Xaawo(Somali) Hawa(Swahili) Havva(Turkish) Yeva(Ukrainian) Efa(Welsh) Awa, Haoua(Western African)

Same SpellingÉva

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