Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. AY-və  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Variant of Eve. A famous bearer was the American actress Ava Gardner (1922-1990). This name became very popular throughout the English-speaking world in the early 21st century, entering the top ten for girls in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It began to rise sharply after 1997, possibly inspired by the actress Heather Locklear and musician Richie Sambora when they used it for their baby daughter that year.

Related Names

VariantsAvah, Aviana, Avianna, Eva, Eve
Other Languages & CulturesHawa(Arabic) Eva, Yeva(Armenian) Həvva(Azerbaijani) Eve(Biblical) Eua(Biblical Greek) Chawwah(Biblical Hebrew) Eva(Biblical Latin) Eva(Bulgarian) Khava(Chechen) Eva(Croatian) Eva(Czech) Eva, Evy(Danish) Eva, Eef, Eefje, Evi, Evy(Dutch) Eeva, Eva, Eve, Eevi(Estonian) Eva(Faroese) Eeva, Eevi(Finnish) Ève(French) Eva(Georgian) Eva, Evi(German) Eva, Evi(Greek) Hauwa, Hauwa'u(Hausa) Chava, Hava(Hebrew) Éva, Évike(Hungarian) Eva(Icelandic) Khava(Ingush) Éabha(Irish) Eva(Italian) Ieva, Evita(Latvian) Ieva(Lithuanian) Eva, Evy(Norwegian) Ewa(Polish) Eva(Portuguese) Eva(Romanian) Eva, Yeva(Russian) Eva(Slovak) Eva(Slovene) Xaawo(Somali) Eva, Evelia, Evita(Spanish) Hawa(Swahili) Eva, Evy(Swedish) Havva(Turkish) Yeva(Ukrainian) Efa(Welsh) Awa, Haoua(Western African)
Same SpellingAva 2, Ava 3
User SubmissionsÁva, Ava

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Entry updated January 21, 2022