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Huma f PakistaniVariant of
Homa. This is name of a bird which is supposed to fly so high and never comes down on earth, if by mistake it hits the ground it burns itself by rubbing on ground.
Humildad f SpanishFrom Spanish
humildad meaning "humility, humbleness," taken from the title of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de la Humildad, meaning "The Virgin of the Humility."
Humo f UzbekUzbek feminine name derived from the name of a mythical bird who bestows good fortune to the person on whose head it alights.
Humogul f UzbekDerived from
humo the name of a mythical bird who bestows good fortune to the person on whose head it alights, and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Húnbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from Old Norse
húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", or possibly from Primitive Scandinavian *
hun meaning "high", and
bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue".
Húndís f Icelandic (Archaic, ?)Derived from Old Norse
húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", or possibly from Primitive Scandinavian *
hun meaning "high", and
dís meaning "goddess".
Hưng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 興
(hưng) meaning "rise, thrive, prosper, flourish".
Húngunn f FaroeseFaroese name with the combination of
húnn "child, cub, bear cub" and
gunnr "battle, fight".
Hunith f Popular CultureAnglicized form of
Hunydd used in the BBC television series 'Merlin' (2008-2012), where it belongs to Merlin's mother.
Hunna f History (Ecclesiastical)Feminine form of
Huno. Saint Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".
Hunny f & m English (Modern, Rare)Variant of
Honey. This spelling appears in the famous children books 'Winnie the Pooh' by A.A. Milne, not as a name, but a vocabulary word instead written on honey jars.
Hunydd f Medieval WelshOld Welsh name of uncertain derivation, possibly from Welsh
hun "sleep" or
huan "sun". It was the name of a sweetheart of the 12th-century poet and soldier Hywel ap Owain.
Huoluan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
火 (huǒ) meaning "fire" and
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.
Huorong f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
获 (huò) meaning "get, obtain, capture, receive" and
荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper".
Huraira m & f Pakistani, Punjabi, NigerianMeans "kitten" in Arabic.
Abu Hurairah was one of the Prophet Muhammad's companions, in whose case it was part of a kunya or nickname acquired because of his attachment to cats.
Hurbibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Hurbibish f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and
bibish meaning "lady".
Hurchehra f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and
chehra meaning "face".
Hurgul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Huriata f & m MaoriMaori name meaning "Turn Morning" "Dawn" Or "Daylight". Huri means to 'turn' or 'change' and Ata means 'Morning'.
Hurit m & f Siksika, AlgonquinMeans "good, fine, beautiful, handsome" in Unami, an extinct Algonquian language formerly spoken by Lenape people. This is not used as a name by the Lenape.
Hurjahon f UzbekDerived from
hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and
jahon meaning "the world".
Hurjamol f UzbekDerived from
hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Hurjon f UzbekDerived from
hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Hurmatoy f UzbekDerived from
hurmat meaning "respect" and
oy meaning "moon".
Hurmuz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and
muz meaning "ice".
Hurong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
湖 (hú) meaning "lake, bluish-green" and
蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".
Hurpari f UzbekDerived from
hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and
pari meaning "fairy".
Hurposhsha f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and
poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Hursadaf f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and
sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".
Hursanam f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and
sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", also an Uyghur classical music genre.
Hurtoji f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and
toj meaning "crown".
Husa f Medieval GermanThe origin of this name is unknown. The name resembles the German word
Haus (dialectal:
Hus) "house".
Husewyf f Medieval EnglishPossibly derived from Middle English element
huse, which is from
housen meaning "house" and
wyf meaning "woman, wife, female spouse". This name could literally mean "housewife".
Hushim m & f BiblicalThe name of one of the wives of Shaharaim (1 Chronicles 8:8) and it's maybe also a son of Dan or the name of a tribe (Genesis 46:23).
Hushnoza f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hush meaning "intellect" and
noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".
Husnioy f UzbekDerived from
husn meaning "beauty, charm" and
oy meaning "moon".
Husnnora f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
husn meaning "beauty, charm, good moral character" and
nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire".
Hüsnügül f AzerbaijaniFrom the Arabic
حسناء (hasna) meaning "beauty" and the Persian
گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".
Hutao f ChineseFrom Chinese 胡 (
hú) meaning "beard, whiskers, recklessly, wildly, barbarian" and 桃 (
táo) meaning "peach". Other characters can form this name as well.... [
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Hutellura f Hurrian MythologyLikely means "midwife", deriving from the Hurrian
hutelluri. Hutellura was a goddess of fate, and a divine midwife. In her role as a divine midwife she is closely associated with
Hutena.
Hutena f Near Eastern Mythology, Hurrian MythologyLikely derived from the Hurrian
ḫut, which has been translated as both "to favour" and "to raise". Hutena was a goddess of fate in Hurrian mythology, and was also a divine midwife. In her role as a divine midwife, she is associated closely with
Hutellura.
Hutoka f LiteratureThe name of a fictional Native American woman in the book 'Hutoka, Or: The Maid of the Forest, a Tale of the Indian Wars' by Osgood Bradbury in 1846. According to the book, the meaning of the name is "springing fawn".
Huyên m & f Vietnamese"Huyên" means "luck" or "happiness" in Vietnamese. A person named "Huyên" is a person blessed with good luck for his/her life. As an old saying goes, "Happiness brings good charm", this is a name of ancient origin and less seen nowadays, but still can be seen in literature works of the previous centuries.
Huyền f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 玄
(huyền) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, black".
Huzaima f Arabic (Mashriqi), ArabicHuzaima bint Nasser, meaning, "firm believer" was an Arabian noblewoman, Sharifa of Mecca. She was Queen of Syria and then Queen of Iraq by marriage to Faisal I of Iraq, and queen mother during the reign of her son.
Hvít f Old Norse, Norse MythologyFeminine form of
Hvítr, a by-name meaning "white". Hvít appears in the 'Hrólfs saga kraka' as the queen of Norway and the mother of legendary hero Bödvar (Bǫðvarr) Bjarki.
Hwa f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 花 (
hwa) meaning "flower", 和 (
hwa) meaning "harmony, peace", as well as other hanja combinations.
Hwa-ji f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 和 (hwa) meaning "harmony, peace, serene", 花 (hwa) meaning "flower, bloom, anger", or 華 (hwa) meaning "flower, petal, China" combined with 枝 (ji) meaning "branch, limb", 知 (ji) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" or 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition"... [
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Hwi-in f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 輝 (
hwi) meaning "brightness, luster, brilliance" combined with 人 (
in) meaning "people; mankind".
Hyacinthia f FolkloreVariant of
Hyacintha used by Andrew Lang for a character in his version of the Russian fairy tale King Kojata. It also coincides with the name of an ancient Spartan festival that celebrated the death of
Hyacinthus.
Hyades f AstronomyFrom Greek Ὑάδες
(Hyades) which is probably derived from ὗς
(hys) meaning "swine", though folk etymology connects it to ὕειν
(hyein) "to rain". This is the name of a V-shaped cluster of seven stars in the head of the constellation
Taurus, held by the ancients to indicate rainy weather when they rose with the sun... [
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Hyale f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ὕαλος
(hyalos) meaning "crystal". In Greek mythology this name was borne by one of the band of sixty young Okeanid Nymphs that formed the core retinue of the goddess Artemis.
Hyangmae f KoreanFrom 香 "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense". Other combinations are possible.... [
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Hyang-sim f KoreanPossibly deriving from the Sino-Korean elements 香 (
hyang "fragrant, sweet-smelling, incense") and 沈 (
sim "sink, submerge, addicted to"). Other hanja combinations are possible.
Hybla f MythologyThe name of a goddess of earth and fertility in Sicel or Siceliot mythology, worshiped in ancient Sicily by the Sicels. Multiple cities were named after her.
Hybris f Greek MythologyFrom Greek ὕβρις
(hybris) meaning "insolence, arrogance, wanton violence, outrage, insult" (originally "presumption toward the gods"). In Greek mythology Hybris was a spirit or goddess of violence, insolence and outrageous behaviour... [
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Hydref m & f WelshMeans "autumn, October" in Welsh, ultimately derived from
hydd "stag" and
bref "call, cry; lowing, bleat".
Hye-bin f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".
Hye-eun f Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 (hye) "orchid" or 慧 (hye) "bright, intelligent" and 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 (eun) meaning "hapiness, happy, smile"
Hye-gyeong f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 "orchid" or 慧 "bright, intelligent" (
hye) and 慶 "congratulate" or 敬 "respect" (
gyeong).... [
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Hye-in f KoreanFrom Sino Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".
Hye-ja f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 子 "child". The same characters can be read
Keiko in Japanese. Hye-ja is one of a number of Japanese-style names ending in
ja that were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterwards... [
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Hye-jeong f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 惠 (
hye) "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 貞 (
jeong) "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal.
Hye-joo f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 慧 (
hye) "bright, intelligent" and 舟 (
joo) "boat, ship." Other Hanja combinations are also possible.
Hyekyeong f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 "orchid" or 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 炅 "brilliance" or 卿 "noble" (gyeong).
Hyelni f AfricanName means 'God has given me'. It is used by the burah's of Garkida in Adamawa state of Nigeria.
Hye-mi f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing".
Hye-na f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 "orchid" or "bright, intelligent" and 娜 (na) "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Hye-Ok f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 惠
(hye) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 玉
(ok) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Hyeon-a f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 泫 "weep; cry; shine, glisten" (
hyeon) and 我 "our, us, i, me, my, we" or 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined" (
a). A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kim Hyuna (1992-).
Hyeon-gyeong f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 現 (
hyeon) "appear, manifest, become visible" or 賢 (
hyeon) "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 敬 (
gyeong) "respect, honor" or 慶 (
gyeong) "congratulate, celebrate".
Hyeonji f & m Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous" (hyeon) combined with 智 (ji) "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence"
Hyeon-jin m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous" (
hyeon) and 進 "advance, make progress, enter" or 振 "raise, excite, arouse action" (
jin).
Hyeon-seo f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 晛 "sunlight" and 瑞 "felicitous omen; auspicious".
Hyeonseo f KoreanCombination of Korean Hanja "賢" meaning "Smart" and "瑞" meaning "Felicitous". Other combinations are possible.
Hyeon-su m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous" (
hyeon), and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" or 洙, the name of a river in Shandong, China (
su).
Hyeon-suk f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" and 淑 "good, pure, virtuous, charming".
Hyeon-yeong f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".
Hyeri f KoreanMeans "charming, expressive, and witty". Hyeri is also a popular singer in South Korea under the group Girls Day.
Hye-rim f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent", 蕙 "orchid" or 惠 "favor, confer kindness" (
hye) and 林 "forest, grove" or 琳 "beautiful jade, gem" (
rim).
Hye-rin f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" or 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" (
hye), and 潾 "clear water" or 璘 "luster of jade" (
rin).
Hye-seon f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 善 "good, virtuous, charitable, kind".
Hye-seong m & f KoreanMeans "comet" from Sino-Korean 彗星 (mainly masculine), made up of 彗 (
hye) meaning "comet" and 星 (
seong) meaning "star." Other hanja used include 惠 (
hye) meaning "grace, blessing," 成 (
seong) meaning "attain, achieve" and 性 (
seong) meaning "nature, character, personality."
Hye-su f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 秀 "flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful".
Hye-Suk f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 惠
(hye) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 淑
(suk) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming"... [
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Hye-won f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 慧 (
hye) "bright, intelligent" and 沅 (
won), the name of a river in western Hunan, China.
Hye-yeon f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 娟 "beautiful, graceful".
Hye-yeong f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 惠 (
hye) "favor, benefit, confer kindness" or 慧 (
hye) "bright, intelligent" and 英 (
yeong) "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero".
Hye-young f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 惠 (
hye) meaning "benefit, to confer kindness" or 慧 (
hye) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 英 (
young) meaning " petal, flower, leaf". Other hanja combinations are possible.
Hye-yun f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" or 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" (
hye), and 允 "allow, consent" or 潤 "soft, sleek" (
yun).
Hygieia f Greek MythologyFrom the name of the Greek goddess of medical cleanliness. Her name is derived from Ancient Greek Ὑγίεια (
Hugíeia), which is also from ὑγίεια (
hugíeia) meaning "health".
Hyleas f ObscureBorne by American heptathlete Hyleas Fountain (1981-).
Hylia f Popular Culture, ObscureName of a goddess in the video game saga The Legend of Zelda. This name has been given to at least 45 women in the United States since 2017, when the game 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' was released.
Hylonome f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ὑλονόμος
(hylonomos) meaning "living in the woods". In Greek mythology this was the name of a female centaur.
Hymn m & f English (Puritan)From the English word
hymn meaning a song of praise or worship, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ὕμνος
(hymnos) "song, hymn, ode (in praise of heroes or gods)".
Hyo-jeong f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" or 曉 "dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit" (
hyo), and 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal", 正 "right, proper, correct" or 庭 "courtyard" (
jeong).
Hyo-jin f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" (
hyo), and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine" or 珍 "precious, valuable, rare" (
jin).
Hyo-ju f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" and 周 "circumference".
Hyo-ri f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" and 利 "gains, advantage, profit, merit". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Lee Hyori (1979-).
Hyorin f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" or 曉 "dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit" (hyo) and 潾 "clear water", 璘 "luster of jade" (rin)
Hyo-yeon f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" and 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep".
Hypermnestra f Greek MythologyMeans "much-wooed", from Greek ὑπέρ
(hyper) meaning "over" and μνηστήρ
(mnester) meaning "courter, wooer". In Greek mythology Hypermnestra was one of Danaus' fifty daughters, the Danaids... [
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Hyuna f KoreanMoon Hyuna (born 1987), stage name Hyuna, South Korean singer, former member of girl group Nine Muses... [
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Hyun-kyung f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 現
(hyeon) meaning "current, present" or 賢
(hyeon) meaning "virtuous, good, clever" combined with 敬
(gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" or 慶
(gyeong) meaning "celebration"... [
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Hyun-ryeong f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 現 (hyeon) meaning "current, present" or 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, good, clever" and 鈴 (ryeong) "bell".
Hyunseon f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" and 善 meaning "good, nice," 誠 meaning "sincerity; honesty, truth" or 宣 meaning "giving; mercy, kindness."
Hyzenthlay f LiteratureA doe rabbit who escapes from the warren Efrafa in the book Watership Down by Richard Adams.
Ía f Mexican (Rare)Perhaps a variant of the Catalan name
Ia 5. This is the middle name of Mexican actresses Camila Sodi (1986-), full name Camila Ía González Sodi, and Tessa Ía González Norvind (1995-), known professionally as Tessa Ía, who are half-sisters through their father.
Ia f History (Ecclesiastical)Of unknown origin and meaning. Saint Ia was a 5th-century Cornish virgin martyr, an Irish princess, according to popular tradition, who travelled to Cornwall as a missionary and was martyred on the River Hayle under
Tudur Mawr, ruler of Penwith... [
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Ia f GeorgianDerived from the Georgian noun ია
(ia) meaning "violet", as in the spring flower (also see
Violet). In turn, it is thought to be derived from the Georgian noun იასამანი
(iasamani) meaning "lilac", which might possibly be of Persian origin... [
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Ia f JapaneseFrom Japanese 惟 (
i) meaning "only", 唯 (
i) meaning "ordinary, usual" combined with 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection" and 亜 (
a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Iaba f Ancient AramaicPossibly derives from one of the following West Semitic elements:
yph ("beautiful"),
nby ("to name") or
yhb ("to give"). Name borne by an Assyrian queen, who was possibly of Aramean origin.
Iakonie:ien f MohawkNotable bearer is Miss Indian World 2017-2018, Raven Iakonie:ien Swamp.
Iamze f GeorgianDerived from the Georgian noun ია
(ia) meaning "violet" (see
Ia) combined with the Georgian noun მზე
(mze) meaning "sun" (see
Mzia).... [
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Ianassa f Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek ἰά
(ia) meaning "shout, clamour; sound, roar" and νάσσα
(nassa), the aorist form of ναίω
(naio) meaning "to dwell in" or "to make habitable"... [
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Iang f ChinMeans "charm, beauty" in Hakha Chin.
Ianka f Bulgarian, Flemish (Rare)Alternate transcription of
Yanka. The name has also seen some use in Flanders, which is the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. It has not been used in the neighbouring Netherlands, that is to say: no Dutch newborn girls were ever given the name - so far, only immigrants have borne the name.... [
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Iárnvidia f Norse MythologyMeans "she of Iron-wood" in Old Norse. In the Prose Edda Iárnvidia is a female troll who lives in Járnvid ("the iron wood"). She is sometimes identified with
Angrboða.
Iaso f Greek MythologyA minor goddess of healing, remedies, and recuperating from ailments, one of the daughters and attendants of
Asklepios. Her name comes from the word ίασης
(iasis), meaning "cure, remedy, healing".
Iatamze f GeorgianLiterally means "sun of the violets" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian იათა
(iata), the archaic genitive plural of the noun ია
(ia) meaning "violet", combined with the Georgian noun მზე
(mze) meaning "sun" (see
Mzia).
Iazúa f SpanishMeaning unknown, perhaps of Indigenous American origin. This name is borne by Mexican actress Iazúa Laríos.
Ib f Popular Culture (Americanized, Rare)This is the name of the protagonist to the game of the same name, Ib. Her name is a unique and uncommon spelling and pronunciation of
Eve where instead of using the established katakana ブ which makes the B-OO sound, they use the rare ヴ which makes the V-OO sound... [
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