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Eve

Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Estonian, English Bible

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Meaning & History

Derived from the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Ḥawwa), which originated from the Hebrew word חָוָה (ḥawa) signifying "to breathe" or the related word חָיָה (ḥaya) signifying "to live". According to the Old Testament Book of Genesis, Eve and Adam were the first humans. God created her from one of Adam's ribs to be his companion. At the urging of a serpent she ate the forbidden fruit and shared some with Adam, causing their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.

Despite this potentially negative association, the name was occasionally used by Christians during the Middle Ages. In the English-speaking world both Eve and the Latin form Eva were revived in the 19th century, with the latter being more prevalent.

Related Names

Variants (English): Ava 1, Avah
(Estonian): Eva, Eeva, Eevi
Diminutives (English): Evie, Evvie, Eveleen
Other Languages & Cultures (Swahili): Hawa
(Dhivehi): Hawwa
(Swedish): Eva
(Ukrainian): Yeva
(Azerbaijani): Həvva
(Biblical Greek): Eua
(Biblical Hebrew): Chawwa
(Hebrew): Hava
(Western African): Haoua
(Ingush): Khava
(Serbian): Evica
(Swedish): Evy
(Dutch): Eef, Eefje
(German): Evi
(Finnish): Eeva, Eevi
(Hungarian): Éva
(French): Ève
(Hausa): Hauwa, Hauwa'u
(Hebrew): Chava
(Hungarian): Évike
(Irish): Éabha
(Lithuanian): Ieva
(Latvian): Evija
(Spanish): Evita
(Swedish): Ewa
(Somali): Hawo, Xaawo
(Turkish): Havva
(Welsh): Efa
(Western African): Awa
Same Spelling Ève
User Submissions e13ve, Eve

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