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Eva
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Appendix:Variations of "eva"
Translingual
Etymology
mul en Eva.
Noun
mul chess Spoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate the e-file in algebraic notation.
References
FIDE Laws of Chess 2023
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈiːvə/
en iːvə 2
en /ˈeɪvə/
en Ava
en eɪvə 2
Etymology 1
The (Vulgate) en la Eva, from en grc Εὔα, from en hbo - he חַוָּה ḥawwā. A Latinate variant of the English Eve.
Proper noun
en female Latin, ultimately from Hebrew.
en 1951 w:Agatha Christie Mrs. McGinty's Dead 150 Bantam Books 1988 0553350595 "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."
en 2013 w:Maggie O'Farrell Instructions for a Heatwave Tinder Press 9780755358786 79 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 the name? If only to give Eva a better chance of learning to write it?
Usage notes
Eva has been used to anglicize Aoife in Ireland and Scotland.
Derived terms
en Evalyn
Related terms
en Ava, en Eve, en Evie, en Evita, en Evy
Etymology 2
Proper noun
en w:Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise) Evangelion (the franchise).
Anagrams
en aev ave. ave AEV Vea Ave. EAV VAE 'ave vae Ave
en Japanese fiction
Afrikaans
Etymology
From af nl Eva.
Proper noun
af proper noun
Eve biblical character
af female Eve
af Biblical characters
Albanian
Proper noun
f
sq female
Asturian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
ast female Eve
Cebuano
Etymology
From ceb es Eva, from ceb la Eva, from ceb grc Εὔα, from ceb hbo - he חַוָּה ḥawwah.
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb female Hebrew
2017 — Pahalipay (01 April), SuperBalita
ceb Belated happy birthday ngadto ni Alberto N. Lomboy. Gikan sa imong pinanggang asawa nga si Rose, mga anak nga sila Otet, Vil ug Emman, Mama Carlie, Papa Ramon, Nanay Eva, Meme, Patrick, Gina, Perax, Roseben, Neneng ug Cheryll, Tiya Mely, Tiyo Francis, kahigalaan ug kaparyentihan. Congratulations kang Roxyte Careve ug Robert Emman Lomboy gikan sa inyong mama Rose, dada Abet, igsuon nga si Vil, nanay Carlie, tatay Ramon, lola Eva, daddy Topher, ma Meme, tito Ben, auntie Neneng, auntie Cheryll, tita Jojo, tito Victor, ate Airra, Aivvy, Bea, mommy Weng, ate Nica, tito Doneo, mommy Brends, auntie Melins, Chicco, Mamala ug Papalo.
ceb female given names from Spanish
Czech
Pronunciation
cs Eva
Proper noun
f
cs biblical character Eve
cs female
Declension
f
cs Biblical characters
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da biblical character Eve
da female
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 24 847 females with the given name Eva have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
da Biblical characters
Dutch
Etymology
From nl dum eva, from nl la Eva, from nl grc Εὔᾱ, from nl hbo חַוָּה.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈeː.vaː/
nl Nl-Eva.ogg
nl Eva
Proper noun
f
nl Biblical Eve mythological first woman
nl female
Derived terms
nl eva
nl evakostuum
Descendants
af Eva
nl Biblical characters
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Proper noun
eo biblical character Eve
Further reading
Estonian
Proper noun
et proper noun
et female Eve
Related terms
et Ave, et Eeva, et Eevi, et Eve, et Evelin, et Ivi, et Ivika
Faroese
Pronunciation
fo /ˈeːva/
fo eːva
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo female
Usage notes
f Evuson Evudóttir
Declension
Eva Evu Evu Evu
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈeːfa/ archaic, now usually foreign-influenced /ˈeːva/
de De-Eva.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Eva2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
f.gen:Evas:Eva[with an article] Evchen,chen,Evlein,lein
de biblical character Eve
de female
de Biblical characters
Icelandic
Etymology
is grc Εὔα, from is he חַוָּה ḥawwā.
Pronunciation
is ɛːva 2
is efa
Proper noun
@@
Eve biblical character.
is female
Declension
f
Derived terms
is Adam og Eva
is Biblical characters
Italian
Pronunciation
Èva
Proper noun
f
it biblical character Eve
it female
Descendants
vi E-và 1 1
Anagrams
it aev ave
it Biblical characters
Latin
Alternative forms
la Hē̆va
la Hava
Etymology
Borrowed from la grc Εὔᾱ, from la hbo חַוָּה ḥawwā́. Cognate to la ave have, avē.
Pronunciation
eu.a 0
eva 0
Proper noun
Ē̆va<1>
en Eve
Declension
Ē̆va<1>
Descendants
nl Eva 1
ang Ēfe 1
fi Eeva 1
lv Eva 1
lv Ieva 1 1
sga Eua 1
pt Eva 1
es Eva 1
sv Eva 1
Further reading
la Biblical characters
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1609. From lv la Eva.
Proper noun
lv proper noun f
lv female
Related terms
lv Ieva
lv Evija, lv Evita
References
Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, 5-7966-0278-0
Population Register of Latvia: Eva was the only given name of 2252 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Middle English
Proper noun
enm proper noun 1
enm Eve
Norwegian
Proper noun
no proper noun
no biblical character Eve
no female
Usage notes
Taken up as a given name in Norway after the Reformation.
Related terms
no Evelyn, no Evy
References
Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, 82-521-4483-7
Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 20 018 females with the given name Eva living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
no Biblical characters
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :inh roa-opt:Eva<ety:uder<la:Eva<ety:uder<he:חַוָּה<tr:ḥawwā>>>>> 3 1
Pronunciation
[E:É]
pt ɛvɐ 2
pt E va
Proper noun
f +
pt female Eve
pt biblical character Eve the first woman
Descendants
vi E-và 1 1
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f Evka,Evička,Evuľka,Evuška
sk female
sk biblical character Eve
Declension
f Ev
Derived terms
sk Hypocoristics Evina Evuľa Evuša Evča
Further reading
Spanish
es:
Etymology
es :der la:Ēva<ety:uder<he:חַוָּה<tr:ḥawwā>>> 2 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
es biblical character Eve
1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 3:20:
es Y llamó el hombre el nombre de su mujer, Eva; por cuanto ella era madre de todos los vivientes.
es female Latin < Hebrew Eve
Derived terms
es Adán y Eva Ciudad Eva Perón Evita<qq:diminutive> Evelia<qq:elaborated variant>
Descendants
tl Eba Eva 1
es Biblical characters
es terms with quotations
Swahili
sw:
Etymology
sw borrowed from which language? sw Hawa.
Proper noun
sw proper noun
sw biblical Eve
sw Hawa
sw Biblical characters
Swedish
Etymology
sv la Eva, from sv he -. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1472.
Pronunciation
sv /²eːva/
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Eva.wav
Proper noun
c
sv biblical character Eve
1917 Bibeln, 1 Moseboken 3:20:
sv Och mannen gav sin hustru namnet Eva, ty hon blev en moder åt allt levande
sv female
sv 2004 w:Majgull Axelsson Den jag aldrig var Prisma 9151843161 258 Eva Andersson. Namnet stämde, det var lika anonymt som den färglösa kvinnan på andra sidan skrivbordet, hon som bläddrade i min journal med trubbiga fingrar och sedan såg på mig med rynkad panna.
Usage notes
The most common first name of women born in Sweden in the 1940s and the 1950s.
Related terms
sv Evelina
sv Evy
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 191 834 females with the given name Eva living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
sv Biblical characters
sv terms with quotations
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor es:-<ety:uder<he:->> 2 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
+
tl Eba
tl female Spanish Eve