Eva
A female given name from Latin, ultimately from Hebrew.
Proper noun abbreviation, alt of
- Clipping of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Proper noun Entry 2
- A female given name from Latin, ultimately from Hebrew.
- "Eve," said Poirot thoughtfully. "The fashions in names change, do they not? Hardly ever, nowadays, do you hear of an Eva. But Eve, it is popular." - 1951, Agatha Christie, Mrs. McGinty's Dead, Bantam Books, published...
- Mrs Saunders referred to Aoife throughout this talk as 'Eva' and when Gretta corrected her, Mrs Saunders replied that didn't Gretta think it would be better 'for everyone' to use what she termed 'the proper spelling' of...
Origin
The (Vulgate) Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā). A Latinate variant of the English Eve.