Gender Feminine
Scripts Εύα(Greek) Ева(Bulgarian, Russian, Church Slavic) ევა(Georgian) Էվա(Armenian)
Pronounced Pron. EH-ba(Spanish) EH-va(Italian, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, Swedish, Icelandic, Greek) EE-və(English) EH-fa(German) EH-vah(Danish) YEH-və(Russian) EH-VAH(Georgian) EH-wa(Latin)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Form of Eve used in various languages. This form is used in the Latin translation of the New Testament, while Hava is used in the Latin Old Testament. The name appears in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) belonging to the character Little Eva, whose real name is in fact Evangeline.

This is also an alternate transcription of Russian Ева (see Yeva).

Related Names

VariantsEvelia(Spanish) Ava, Avah, Aviana, Avianna, Eve(English) Eeva, Eve, Eevi(Estonian) Evi(Greek) Yeva(Russian) Yeva(Armenian)
DiminutivesEvita(Spanish) Evie, Evvie, Eveleen(English) Evi(German) Eef, Eefje, Evi, Evy(Dutch) Evy(Swedish) Evy(Norwegian) Evy(Danish)
Other Languages & CulturesHawa(Arabic) Həvva(Azerbaijani) Eve(Biblical) Eua(Biblical Greek) Chawwah(Biblical Hebrew) Khava(Chechen) Eeva, Eevi(Finnish) Ève(French) Hauwa, Hauwa'u(Hausa) Chava, Hava(Hebrew) Éva, Évike(Hungarian) Khava(Ingush) Éabha(Irish) Ieva, Evita(Latvian) Ieva(Lithuanian) Ewa(Polish) Xaawo(Somali) Hawa(Swahili) Havva(Turkish) Yeva(Ukrainian) Efa(Welsh) Awa, Haoua(Western African)
Same SpellingÉva
User SubmissionsÈva, Evá

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   serious  

Name Days

Austria: March 14
Austria: December 24
Croatia: December 19
Croatia: December 24
Czechia: December 24
Estonia: December 24
France: September 6
Latvia: September 12
Norway: December 24
Slovakia: December 24
Spain: December 19
Sweden: December 24

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Entry updated April 5, 2022