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 [ 2 syll. e-va, ev-a ] The girl name Eva is pronounced as EYVah or IYVah KEY. Eva is used predominantly in Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Hungarian, Indian, and Polish. It is derived from Hebrew, Old Greek, and Germanic origins. Hebrew, Old Greek, and Germanic origin, Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish use: Biblical name derived from the word 'hayya' which is of the meaning alive, animal. Eva was originally the equivalent of Eve in many non-English-speaking countries; it was later adopted by English speakers in the mid-19th century. In Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), there is a character Little Eva, whose actual name is Evangeline. Along with Eve, the name is used as an Anglicized form of Aoife in Ireland. The name Eva is widely used; it has 45 forms that are used in both English and other languages. English forms of Eva include Ava (used in German too), Eba, Ebba (used in German too), Evaline, Eve (used in French too), Evelia (used in Spanish too), Evelin (used in German too), Evelina (used in Italian and Scandinavian too), Evelyn, Evetta (used in Spanish too), Evia (used in Spanish too), Evlyn, Ina (used in Irish, Polish, Dutch, Japanese, German, and Scandinavian too), and Lina (used in Russian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Italian too). Other English forms include the pet form Evie (used in Spanish too), and the spelling variant Evah. Forms of the name used in other languages include Chava (Yiddish, Hebrew, and Spanish), Eeva (Finnish), Eevi (Finnish), Efa (Welsh), Eubh (Scottish), Eubha (Scottish), Evaine (French), Evani (Indian), Evathia (Greek), Evchen (German), Eviana (Spanish), Evicka (Czech), Evike (Hungarian), Evin (Spanish), Evina (Indian), Evinka (Czech), Evka (Czech), Evulka (Czech), Evuska (Czech), Ewa (Polish), Ewalina (Hawaiian), Ébha (Irish), Éva (Hungarian), Jieva (Lithuanian), Vica (Hungarian), Yeva (Russian and Armenian), and Yevka (Russian). The pet forms Evi (German and Hungarian) and Evita (Spanish) are other foreign variants. Eva is a short form of the name Evangeline (English). Eva is also a pet form (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Indian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Spanish) of the name Geneva (English). Eva is also a form (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish) of the name Eve (English and French). See also the related forms, Eva Maria (German) and Aoife (Irish). Eva is a popular baby girl name, and it is also regarded as trendy. In 1900, 0.657% of baby girls were named Eva. It had a ranking of #33 then. The baby name has suffered a steep loss in popularity since then. In 2008, its usage was 0.142% and its ranking #114, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Out of all girl names in its family, Eva was the 3rd most popular after Ava (German and English) and Evelyn (English). In 2008, it was 6 times more popular than Eva. The name Eva has been mainly given to girls, though it has also been used as a boy name in the last century. There were 51 times as many girls than boys who were named Eva in 1909. Baby names that sound like Eva include Ava (German and English), Éva (Hungarian), Iva (Czech, Slavic, English, and Italian), Eba (English), Ebba (German and English), Ebbie (Bini), Ebby (Bini), Eepa (Hawaiian), Eevi (Finnish), Efa (Welsh), Effi (German and English), Effie (Hebrew, English, and Scottish), Effy (English and Scottish), Eppie (English and Hebrew), Evah (English), Evi (German and Hungarian), Evie (English and Spanish), Evvie (English), Aoife (Irish), and Avi. Details of famous persons named Eva: KEY: Pronunciation for Eva: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
