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, published 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?
Usage notes edit
- Eva has been used to anglicize Aoife in Ireland and Scotland.
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Afrikaans edit
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Eva
- Eve (biblical character)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Eve
Asturian edit
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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).
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Eva
- a female given name from Hebrew
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Eva.
Czech edit
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Eva f
- Eve (wife of Adam)
- a female given name
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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.
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Eva f
- (biblical) Eve (mythological first woman)
- a female given name
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Esperanto edit
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Eva (accusative Evan)
- Eve (wife of Adam)
Estonian edit
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Eva
- a female given name, equivalent to English Eve
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Faroese edit
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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
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Eva f (proper noun, genitive Evas or (with an article) Eva, diminutive Evchen n or Evachen n or Evlein 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
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Eva f
- Eve (biblical character).
- a female given name
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Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
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Eva f
- Eve (biblical character)
- a female given name
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὔᾱ (Eúā), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā́). Cognate to have, avē.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈeː.u̯a/, [ˈeːu̯ä] or IPA(key): /ˈe.u̯a/, [ˈeu̯ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.va/, [ˈɛːvä]
Proper noun edit
Ē̆va f sg (genitive Ē̆vae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ē̆va |
Genitive | Ē̆vae |
Dative | Ē̆vae |
Accusative | Ē̆vam |
Ablative | Ē̆vā |
Vocative | Ē̆va |
References edit
- “Eva”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, 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.
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Eva f
- a female given name
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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.
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese Eva, from Latin Eva, from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).
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Eva f
- (Abrahamic religions) Eve (the first woman)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Eve
Slovak edit
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Eva f (genitive singular Evy, nominative plural Evy, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name
- Eve (biblical character)
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Further reading edit
- “Eva”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 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.
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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
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 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.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes edit
- The most common first name of women born in Sweden in the 1940s and the 1950s.
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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
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Eva (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊ)
- Alternative spelling of Eba
- a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Eve