Coming from being in Fiddler on the Roof...
I would say that it is a pet form of Chava, the Hebrew form of Eve. However, it seems a bit more likely that it is a pet form of Isabella, judging by your background.

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The origin of my first name  ·  Chavela Gomez Johnson  ·  12/29/2006, 2:26 PM
Re: The origin of my first name  ·  Agata  ·  12/29/2006, 2:34 PM
LOL  ·  Haven  ·  12/29/2006, 6:22 PM
Re: LOL  ·  Agata  ·  12/29/2006, 7:21 PM
Re: The origin of my first name  ·  PVega  ·  12/29/2006, 10:55 PM
Ditto. It's a pet form of Isabel. [m]  ·  molly  ·  12/30/2006, 2:50 PM
Coming from being in Fiddler on the Roof...  ·  faerielights  ·  12/30/2006, 7:24 PM
Re: Coming from being in Fiddler on the Roof...  ·  Caprice  ·  12/31/2006, 10:07 AM
Tevye sings a song about Chava...  ·  faerielights  ·  12/31/2006, 5:14 PM
Re: Tevye sings a song about Chava...  ·  Caprice  ·  1/1/2007, 12:40 PM