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Ева
“life, living, life-giving”
Ева (Jéva) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Russian, Belarusian, and Macedonian.
Belarusian and Bulgarian and Macedonian and Mongolian and Russian and SerbianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Eva.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ева goes back to Ancient Greek Εὔα, meaning “life, living, life-giving.”
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Where it comes from
Ева comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Εὔα, from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).
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Ева’s family of names
In Russian usage, Ева has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Eva. In Belarusian usage, Ева has a transliteration in Eva. In Belarusian usage, Ева has a transliteration in JEVA.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ева has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ева
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