Eva

See also: Éva, eva, -eva, and EVA

English

Etymology

The Latin (Vulgate) Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Εua), from Classical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwah). A Latinate variant of the English Eve.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːvə, can also be said ay-va

Proper noun

Eva

1. A female given name.
   • 1951 Agatha Christie, Mrs. McGinty's Dead, Bantam Books (1988), ISBN 0553350595, page 150:

     "Eve," said Poirot thoughtfully. "The fashions in names change, do they not? Hardly ever, nowadays, do you hear of an Eva. But Eve, it is popular."

Usage notes

• Eva has been used to anglicize Aoife in Ireland and Scotland.

Related terms

• Ava, Eve, Evie, Evita

Anagrams

• AEV
• ave

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Asturian

Proper noun

Eva f

1. A female given name. Asturian equivalent of Eve.

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Czech

Proper noun

Eva f

1. Eve (wife of Adam)
2. A female given name.

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Danish

Proper noun

Eva

1. Eve (wife of Adam)
2. A female given name.

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 24 847 females with the given name Eva have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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Esperanto

Proper noun

Eva (accusative Evan)

1. Eve (wife of Adam)

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Estonian

Proper noun

Eva

1. A female given name, cognate to English Eve.

Related terms

• Ave, Eeva, Eevi, Eve, Evelin, Ivi, Ivika

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German

Proper noun

Eva

1. Eve (wife of Adam).
2. A female given name. Pet form: Evchen.

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εὔα (Εua), from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwah).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːva/

  Rhymes: -ɛːva

  Homophone: efa

Proper noun

Eva f

1. Eve (biblical character).
2. A female given name

Declension

declension of Eva

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Eva	Evan	Evur	Evurnar
accusative	Evu	Evuna	Evur	Evurnar
dative	Evu	Evunni	Evum	Evunum
genitive	Evu	Evunnar	Eva	Evanna

Derived terms

• Adam og Eva

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Italian

Proper noun

Eva

1. Eve (biblical character).
2. A female given name.

Anagrams

• ave

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Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1609. From Latin Eva.

Proper noun

Eva f

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Ieva
• Evija, Evita

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
• [2] Population Register of Latvia: Eva was the only given name of 2252 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Eva

1. Eve (biblical character).
2. A female given name.

Usage notes

• Taken up as a given name in Norway after the Reformation.

Related terms

• Evelyn, Evy

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [3] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 20 018 females with the given name Eva living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Eva f

1. (Abrahamic religions) Eve (the first woman)
2. Eve (given name)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Eva f

1. Eve (biblical character).
2. A female given name

Quotations

• 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 3:20:

  Y llamó el hombre el nombre de su mujer, Eva; por cuanto ella era madre de todos los vivientes.

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Swedish

Etymology

Latin Eva, from Hebrew. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1472.

Proper noun

Eva

1. Eve (biblical character).
2. A female given name.

Usage notes

• The most common first name of women born in Sweden in the 1940s and the 1950s.

Related terms

• Evelina
• Evy

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• [4] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 191 834 females with the given name Eva living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.