Eeva

See also: eeva

Estonian

Proper noun

Eeva

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

Related terms

• Ave, Eevi, Eva, Eve, Evi, Evelin, Ivi, Ivika

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

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

• One of the most popular female names in Finland since the Reformation.

Declension

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

• eeva

compounds

• Eeva-Liisa

Related terms

• Eevi
• Eveliina

Statistics

• Eeva is the 31^st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 18,822 female individuals (and as a middle name to 6,134 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Eeva

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

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

• The surname Eeva belongs to 239 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.