Eva
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The (Vulgate) Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā). A Latinate variant of the English Eve.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -iːvə
Proper noun[edit]
Eva
- A female given name from Latin, ultimately from Hebrew.
- 1951 Agatha Christie, Mrs. McGinty's Dead, Bantam Books (1988), →ISBN, 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."
- 2013 Maggie O'Farrell, Instructions for a Heatwave, Tinder Press, →ISBN, page 79:
- Mrs Saunders referred to Aoife throughout this talk as 'Eva' and when Gretta corrected her, Mrs Saunders replied that didn't Gretta think it would be better 'for everyone' to use what she termed 'the proper spelling' of the name? If only to give Eva a better chance of learning to write it?
- 1951 Agatha Christie, Mrs. McGinty's Dead, Bantam Books (1988), →ISBN, page 150:
Usage notes[edit]
- Eva has been used to anglicize Aoife in Ireland and Scotland.
Related terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva
- Eve (biblical character)
- A female given name, equivalent to English Eve
Asturian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva f
- A female given name, equivalent to English Eve.
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish Eva, from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwah).
Proper noun[edit]
Eva
- a female given name from Hebrew
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Eva.
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva f
- Eve (wife of Adam)
- A female given name.
Declension[edit]
Danish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva
- Eve (wife of Adam)
- A female given name.
References[edit]
- [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.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch eva, from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔᾱ (Eúā), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva f
- (biblical) Eve (mythological first woman)
- A female given name.
Derived terms[edit]
Esperanto[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva (accusative Evan)
- Eve (wife of Adam)
Estonian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva
- A female given name, equivalent to English Eve.
Related terms[edit]
Faroese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva f
- A female given name
Usage notes[edit]
Matronymics
- son of Eva: Evuson
- daughter of Eva: Evudóttir
Declension[edit]
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Eva |
Accusative | Evu |
Dative | Evu |
Genitive | Evu |
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva f (proper noun, genitive Eva, diminutive Evchen n or Evachen n or Evalein n)
- Eve (wife of Adam).
- A female given name
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva f
- Eve (biblical character).
- A female given name
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva f
- Eve (biblical character)
- A female given name
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὔᾱ (Eúā), from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā́). Cognate to have, avē.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈeː.u̯a/, [ˈeːu̯ä] or IPA(key): /ˈe.u̯a/, [ˈeu̯ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.va/, [ˈɛːvä]
Proper noun[edit]
Ē̆va f sg (genitive Ē̆vae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ē̆va |
Genitive | Ē̆vae |
Dative | Ē̆vae |
Accusative | Ē̆vam |
Ablative | Ē̆vā |
Vocative | Ē̆va |
References[edit]
- “Eva”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Eva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1609. From Latin Eva.
Proper noun[edit]
Eva f
- A female given name.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [2] Population Register of Latvia: Eva was the only given name of 2252 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Norwegian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva
- Eve (biblical character).
- A female given name.
Usage notes[edit]
- Taken up as a given name in Norway after the Reformation.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [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.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese Eva, from Latin Ēva, from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).
Proper noun[edit]
Eva f
- (Abrahamic religions) Eve (the first woman)
- A female given name, equivalent to English Eve
Slovak[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva f (genitive Evy, nominative plural Evy, declension pattern of žena)
- A female given name.
- Eve (biblical character)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Eva in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Ēva, from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva f
- Eve (biblical character)
- 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.
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 3:20:
- a female given name from Latin [in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Eve
Derived terms[edit]
- Adán y Eva
- Evelia (elaborated variant)
- Evita (diminutive)
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin Eva, from Hebrew. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1472.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva c (genitive Evas)
- Eve (biblical character).
- 1917 Bibeln, 1 Moseboken 3:20:
- Och mannen gav sin hustru namnet Eva, ty hon blev en moder åt allt levande
- 1917 Bibeln, 1 Moseboken 3:20:
- A female given name.
- 2004 Majgull Axelsson, Den jag aldrig var, Prisma, →ISBN, page 258:
- Eva Andersson. Namnet stämde, det var lika anonymt som den färglösa kvinnan på andra sidan skrivbordet, hon som bläddrade i min journal med trubbiga fingrar och sedan såg på mig med rynkad panna.
- 2004 Majgull Axelsson, Den jag aldrig var, Prisma, →ISBN, page 258:
Usage notes[edit]
- The most common first name of women born in Sweden in the 1940s and the 1950s.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [4] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Eva
- Alternative spelling of Eba
- A female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Eve.
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- Rhymes:English/iːvə
- Rhymes:English/iːvə/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English given names
- English female given names
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans proper nouns
- Afrikaans given names
- Afrikaans female given names
- af:Biblical characters
- Asturian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Asturian lemmas
- Asturian proper nouns
- Asturian feminine nouns
- Asturian given names
- Asturian female given names
- Cebuano terms derived from Spanish
- Cebuano terms derived from Latin
- Cebuano terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Cebuano terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano proper nouns
- Cebuano given names
- Cebuano female given names
- Cebuano female given names from Hebrew
- Cebuano female given names from Spanish
- Czech 2-syllable words
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech proper nouns
- Czech feminine nouns
- Czech given names
- Czech female given names
- cs:Biblical characters
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish given names
- Danish female given names
- da:Biblical characters
- da:Individuals
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Dutch terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch feminine nouns
- nl:Bible
- Dutch given names
- Dutch female given names
- nl:Biblical characters
- nl:Individuals
- Esperanto lemmas
- Esperanto proper nouns
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian proper nouns
- Estonian given names
- Estonian female given names
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese feminine nouns
- Faroese given names
- Faroese female given names
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German feminine nouns
- German given names
- German female given names
- de:Biblical characters
- de:Individuals
- Icelandic terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Icelandic terms derived from Hebrew
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛːva
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛːva/2 syllables
- Icelandic terms with homophones
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Icelandic given names
- Icelandic female given names
- is:Biblical characters
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛva
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛva/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian given names
- Italian female given names
- it:Biblical characters
- it:Individuals
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Hebrew
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin terms with Ecclesiastical IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin feminine nouns
- Latin singularia tantum
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- la:Biblical characters
- Latvian terms derived from Latin
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian proper nouns
- Latvian feminine nouns
- Latvian given names
- Latvian female given names
- Norwegian lemmas
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian given names
- Norwegian female given names
- no:Biblical characters
- no:Individuals
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- Portuguese given names
- Portuguese female given names
- pt:Biblical characters
- Slovak 2-syllable words
- Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slovak lemmas
- Slovak proper nouns
- Slovak feminine nouns
- Slovak given names
- Slovak female given names
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Hebrew
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Spanish given names
- Spanish female given names
- Spanish female given names from Latin
- Spanish female given names from Hebrew
- es:Biblical characters
- es:Individuals
- Swedish terms derived from Latin
- Swedish terms derived from Hebrew
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish given names
- Swedish female given names
- sv:Biblical characters
- sv:Individuals
- Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Hebrew
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog proper nouns
- Tagalog given names
- Tagalog female given names
- Tagalog female given names from Spanish