Eeva

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Estonian

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Proper noun

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Eeva

  1. Eve (wife of Adam)
  2. a female given name of biblical origin (more common in the form Eva)
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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeːʋɑ/, [ˈe̞ːʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -eːʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Ee‧va

Etymology 1

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From Latin Ē̆va, from Ancient Greek Εὔᾱ (Eúā), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā́).

Proper noun

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Eeva

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Eve
    • 1986, Vuokko Tolonen, Lastenhuone, Otava, →ISBN, page 109:
      ―Miks ton likan nimi on Eeva?
      Why's that girl called Eeva?
  2. Eve (wife of Adam)
    • 1933, Bible, Genesis 3:20:
      Ja mies antoi vaimolleen nimen Eeva, sillä hänestä tuli kaiken elävän äiti.
      And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Usage notes
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  • One of the most popular female names in Finland since the Reformation.
Declension
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Inflection of Eeva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Eeva Eevat
genitive Eevan Eevojen
partitive Eevaa Eevoja
illative Eevaan Eevoihin
singular plural
nominative Eeva Eevat
accusative nom. Eeva Eevat
gen. Eevan
genitive Eevan Eevojen
Eevain rare
partitive Eevaa Eevoja
inessive Eevassa Eevoissa
elative Eevasta Eevoista
illative Eevaan Eevoihin
adessive Eevalla Eevoilla
ablative Eevalta Eevoilta
allative Eevalle Eevoille
essive Eevana Eevoina
translative Eevaksi Eevoiksi
abessive Eevatta Eevoitta
instructive Eevoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Eeva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Eevani Eevani
accusative nom. Eevani Eevani
gen. Eevani
genitive Eevani Eevojeni
Eevaini rare
partitive Eevaani Eevojani
inessive Eevassani Eevoissani
elative Eevastani Eevoistani
illative Eevaani Eevoihini
adessive Eevallani Eevoillani
ablative Eevaltani Eevoiltani
allative Eevalleni Eevoilleni
essive Eevanani Eevoinani
translative Eevakseni Eevoikseni
abessive Eevattani Eevoittani
instructive
comitative Eevoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Eevasi Eevasi
accusative nom. Eevasi Eevasi
gen. Eevasi
genitive Eevasi Eevojesi
Eevaisi rare
partitive Eevaasi Eevojasi
inessive Eevassasi Eevoissasi
elative Eevastasi Eevoistasi
illative Eevaasi Eevoihisi
adessive Eevallasi Eevoillasi
ablative Eevaltasi Eevoiltasi
allative Eevallesi Eevoillesi
essive Eevanasi Eevoinasi
translative Eevaksesi Eevoiksesi
abessive Eevattasi Eevoittasi
instructive
comitative Eevoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Eevamme Eevamme
accusative nom. Eevamme Eevamme
gen. Eevamme
genitive Eevamme Eevojemme
Eevaimme rare
partitive Eevaamme Eevojamme
inessive Eevassamme Eevoissamme
elative Eevastamme Eevoistamme
illative Eevaamme Eevoihimme
adessive Eevallamme Eevoillamme
ablative Eevaltamme Eevoiltamme
allative Eevallemme Eevoillemme
essive Eevanamme Eevoinamme
translative Eevaksemme Eevoiksemme
abessive Eevattamme Eevoittamme
instructive
comitative Eevoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Eevanne Eevanne
accusative nom. Eevanne Eevanne
gen. Eevanne
genitive Eevanne Eevojenne
Eevainne rare
partitive Eevaanne Eevojanne
inessive Eevassanne Eevoissanne
elative Eevastanne Eevoistanne
illative Eevaanne Eevoihinne
adessive Eevallanne Eevoillanne
ablative Eevaltanne Eevoiltanne
allative Eevallenne Eevoillenne
essive Eevananne Eevoinanne
translative Eevaksenne Eevoiksenne
abessive Eevattanne Eevoittanne
instructive
comitative Eevoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Eevansa Eevansa
accusative nom. Eevansa Eevansa
gen. Eevansa
genitive Eevansa Eevojensa
Eevainsa rare
partitive Eevaansa Eevojaan
Eevojansa
inessive Eevassaan
Eevassansa
Eevoissaan
Eevoissansa
elative Eevastaan
Eevastansa
Eevoistaan
Eevoistansa
illative Eevaansa Eevoihinsa
adessive Eevallaan
Eevallansa
Eevoillaan
Eevoillansa
ablative Eevaltaan
Eevaltansa
Eevoiltaan
Eevoiltansa
allative Eevalleen
Eevallensa
Eevoilleen
Eevoillensa
essive Eevanaan
Eevanansa
Eevoinaan
Eevoinansa
translative Eevakseen
Eevaksensa
Eevoikseen
Eevoiksensa
abessive Eevattaan
Eevattansa
Eevoittaan
Eevoittansa
instructive
comitative Eevoineen
Eevoinensa
Derived terms
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compounds
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Statistics
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  • Eeva is the 27th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 20,073 female individuals (and as a middle name to 6,038 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Etymology 2

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From a Karelian vernacular form of the Eastern Orthodox name Ieva, from Russian Евфимий (Jevfimij).[1]

Proper noun

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Eeva

  1. a Finnish surname
Declension
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Inflection of Eeva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Eeva Eevat
genitive Eevan Eevojen
partitive Eevaa Eevoja
illative Eevaan Eevoihin
singular plural
nominative Eeva Eevat
accusative nom. Eeva Eevat
gen. Eevan
genitive Eevan Eevojen
Eevain rare
partitive Eevaa Eevoja
inessive Eevassa Eevoissa
elative Eevasta Eevoista
illative Eevaan Eevoihin
adessive Eevalla Eevoilla
ablative Eevalta Eevoilta
allative Eevalle Eevoille
essive Eevana Eevoina
translative Eevaksi Eevoiksi
abessive Eevatta Eevoitta
instructive Eevoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Eeva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Eevani Eevani
accusative nom. Eevani Eevani
gen. Eevani
genitive Eevani Eevojeni
Eevaini rare
partitive Eevaani Eevojani
inessive Eevassani Eevoissani
elative Eevastani Eevoistani
illative Eevaani Eevoihini
adessive Eevallani Eevoillani
ablative Eevaltani Eevoiltani
allative Eevalleni Eevoilleni
essive Eevanani Eevoinani
translative Eevakseni Eevoikseni
abessive Eevattani Eevoittani
instructive
comitative Eevoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Eevasi Eevasi
accusative nom. Eevasi Eevasi
gen. Eevasi
genitive Eevasi Eevojesi
Eevaisi rare
partitive Eevaasi Eevojasi
inessive Eevassasi Eevoissasi
elative Eevastasi Eevoistasi
illative Eevaasi Eevoihisi
adessive Eevallasi Eevoillasi
ablative Eevaltasi Eevoiltasi
allative Eevallesi Eevoillesi
essive Eevanasi Eevoinasi
translative Eevaksesi Eevoiksesi
abessive Eevattasi Eevoittasi
instructive
comitative Eevoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Eevamme Eevamme
accusative nom. Eevamme Eevamme
gen. Eevamme
genitive Eevamme Eevojemme
Eevaimme rare
partitive Eevaamme Eevojamme
inessive Eevassamme Eevoissamme
elative Eevastamme Eevoistamme
illative Eevaamme Eevoihimme
adessive Eevallamme Eevoillamme
ablative Eevaltamme Eevoiltamme
allative Eevallemme Eevoillemme
essive Eevanamme Eevoinamme
translative Eevaksemme Eevoiksemme
abessive Eevattamme Eevoittamme
instructive
comitative Eevoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Eevanne Eevanne
accusative nom. Eevanne Eevanne
gen. Eevanne
genitive Eevanne Eevojenne
Eevainne rare
partitive Eevaanne Eevojanne
inessive Eevassanne Eevoissanne
elative Eevastanne Eevoistanne
illative Eevaanne Eevoihinne
adessive Eevallanne Eevoillanne
ablative Eevaltanne Eevoiltanne
allative Eevallenne Eevoillenne
essive Eevananne Eevoinanne
translative Eevaksenne Eevoiksenne
abessive Eevattanne Eevoittanne
instructive
comitative Eevoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Eevansa Eevansa
accusative nom. Eevansa Eevansa
gen. Eevansa
genitive Eevansa Eevojensa
Eevainsa rare
partitive Eevaansa Eevojaan
Eevojansa
inessive Eevassaan
Eevassansa
Eevoissaan
Eevoissansa
elative Eevastaan
Eevastansa
Eevoistaan
Eevoistansa
illative Eevaansa Eevoihinsa
adessive Eevallaan
Eevallansa
Eevoillaan
Eevoillansa
ablative Eevaltaan
Eevaltansa
Eevoiltaan
Eevoiltansa
allative Eevalleen
Eevallensa
Eevoilleen
Eevoillensa
essive Eevanaan
Eevanansa
Eevoinaan
Eevoinansa
translative Eevakseen
Eevaksensa
Eevoikseen
Eevoiksensa
abessive Eevattaan
Eevattansa
Eevoittaan
Eevoittansa
instructive
comitative Eevoineen
Eevoinensa
Statistics
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  • The surname Eeva belongs to 244 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

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  1. ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN