Gender Feminine
Meaning & History
Form of Eve used in various languages. This form is used in the Latin translation of the New Testament, while Hava is used in the Latin Old Testament. A notable bearer was the Argentine first lady Eva Perón (1919-1952), the subject of the musical Evita. The name also appears in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) belonging to the character Little Eva, whose real name is in fact Evangeline.This is also an alternate transcription of Russian Yeva).
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Rootḥawa
VariantsAva, Avah, Aviana, Avianna, Eve (English) Ewa (Swedish) Eeva, Eve, Eevi (Estonian) Yeva (Russian) Yeva (Armenian) Hava (Biblical Latin)
DiminutivesEvita (Spanish) Evie, Evvie, Eveleen (English) Evi (German) Eef, Eefje, Evi, Evy (Dutch) Evy (Swedish) Evy (Norwegian) Evy (Danish) Evica (Croatian) Evica (Serbian)
Other Languages & CulturesHawa, Hawwa (Arabic) Həvva (Azerbaijani) Eve (Biblical) Eua (Biblical Greek) Chawwa (Biblical Hebrew) Haoua (Central African) Khava (Chechen) Hawwa (Dhivehi) Eeva, Eevi (Finnish) Éva, Ève (French) Hauwa, Hauwa'u (Hausa) Chava, Hava (Hebrew) Éva, Évike (Hungarian) Khava (Ingush) Éabha (Irish) Ieva, Evija, Evita (Latvian) Ieva (Lithuanian) Ewa (Polish) Hawo, Xaawo (Somali) Hawa (Swahili) Havva (Turkish) Yeva (Ukrainian) Efa (Welsh) Awa, Haoua (Western African)
Same SpellingÉva
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Entry updated May 26, 2026