Western Names · Girl
Eva name meaning
“to breathe; to live”
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- E
- Origin
- Hebrew · Latin
- Category
- Western Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Eva
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Eva is a girl's name, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Chavah (Eve), meaning 'to breathe' or 'to live'.
What does Eva mean?
About the name Eva
Eva is the Latin form of the Hebrew name Chavah (Ḥawwā), the name of the first woman in the Book of Genesis. The Hebrew name comes from a verb meaning 'to breathe' and may also relate to a word meaning 'to live'. It is used across many European languages and also in Malaysia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Eve · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Eve · behindthename.com · meaning
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