From the Hebrew name
חַוָּה (Chawwah), which was derived from the Hebrew word
חוה (chawah) "to breathe" or the related word
חיה (chayah) "to live". According to the
Old Testament Book of Genesis, Eve and Adam were the first humans. She gave the forbidden fruit to Adam, causing their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Despite this potentially negative association, the name was occasionally used during the Middle Ages. In the English-speaking world both
Eve and the Latin form
Eva were revived in the 19th century.