What does Eva mean?

Eva means "alive; river mouth"

How do we pronounce Eva?

Eva \e-va, ev-a\ is a female's name. It consists of 3 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Eva is pronounced as EYVaa (Dutch), IYVah (English), EHFaa (German), or EHVaa (Italian, Spanish) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Eva: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)"

What is the origin of Eva?

Eva is used predominantly in Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Hungarian, Indian, and Polish. It is derived from Hebrew, Old Greek, and Germanic origins. Hebrew origin, Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish use: Biblical name derived from the word 'hayya' which is of the meaning alive, animal. Eva was originally the equivalent of Eve in many non-English-speaking countries; it was later adopted by English speakers in the mid-19th century. In Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), there is a character Little Eva, whose actual name is Evangeline. Along with Eve, the name is used as an Anglicized form of name Aoife origin in Ireland. Eva is a contracted form (English) of the name baby name Evangeline (English and French). Eva is also a variation (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish) of the name Eve name variations (English and French). Eva is also a diminutive (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Indian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Spanish) of the name name Geneva (English). The name Eva is widely used; it has 55 variations that are used in both English and other languages. English variations of Eva Ava name popularity, Eba name popularity, Ebba meaning, meaning of Evacsa, Evacska definition, what does the name Evalea mean, Evalee name popularity, Evaleigh name, Evaline name variations, Eve name variations, Evea meaning of name, Eveah meaning and origin, Evelin name variations, name Evelina, name Evelyn origin, Evette name variations, Evia meaning (used in Spanish too), baby name Evika, and name Evlyn origin. Other English forms the diminutives nicknames for Evie (used in Spanish, and Hungarian too) and name Evita origin (used in Spanish too), and the spelling variant Evah definition. Variations used in other languages Chava name (Yiddish), Eeva name variations (Finnish), nicknames for Eevi (Finnish), meaning of Efa (Welsh), name Eubh origin (Scottish), name Eubha origin (Scottish), name Evaine (French), Evani meaning of name (Indian), name Evathia origin (Greek), Evchen name popularity (German), short names for Evelia (Spanish), nicknames for Evelien (Dutch), name Evetta (Spanish), name Eviana (Spanish), short names for Evicka (Czech), Evike name popularity (Hungarian), Evin name (Spanish), Evina name popularity (Indian), name Evinka meaning (Czech), name Evka (Czech), short names for Evulka (Czech), Evuska name popularity (Czech), name Ewa (Polish), what does the name Ewalina mean (Hawaiian), name Ébha origin (Irish), nicknames for Éva (Hungarian), nicknames for Ina (Polish), name Jieva meaning (Lithuanian), Lina meaning (Polish), name Vica origin (Hungarian), Yeva meaning (Armenian and Russian), and what does the name Yevka mean (Russian). The diminutive Evi meaning of name (German and Hungarian) is another foreign variation. See also the related form, Eva Maria meaning (German). Eva is a popular baby girl name, and it is also regarded as trendy. In 1900, 0.657% of baby girls were named Eva. It had a ranking of #33 then. The baby name has suffered a steep loss in popularity since then. In 2010, its usage was 0.167% and its ranking #91, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Out of all girl names in its family, Eva was the 3rd most popular after Ava name popularity and Evelyn name popularity. In 2010, Ava was 5 times more popular than Eva. The name Eva has been mainly given to baby girls, though it has also been used as a boy name in the last century. There were 51 times as many baby girls than boys who were named Eva in 1909.

The following famous people share the name Eva:

  • Actress Eva Gabor, born 11 February 1919 - 4 July 1995, Budapest, Hungary
  • Actress Eva Green, born 5 July 1980, Paris, France
  • Actress Eva Longoria, born 15 March 1975, Corpus Christi, Texas
  • Actress Eva Mendes, born 5 March 1974, Miami, Florida
  • Actress Eva Marie Saint, born 4 July 1924, Newark, New Jersey
  • Model Eva Herzigova, born 10 March 1973, Litvinov, Czechoslovakia
  • Political Relative Eva Braun, born 6 February 1912 - 30 April 1945, Munich, Germany
  • Politician Eva (Evita) Peron, born Maria Eva Ibarguren 7 May 1919 - 26 July 1952, Los Toldos, Argentina.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Eva:

nicknames for Eeva (Finnish), baby name Efah (Hebrew), short names for Ewa (Polish), name Ava (English and German), Iwa name, Eba name variations (English), nicknames for Ebah, Ebba name (English and German), Ebbah name variations, short names for Ebbe, name Ebbea origin, Ebbey pronounciation, Ebbi pronounciation, short names for Ebbie (Bini), Ebby meaning (Bini), name Ebe origin, Eepa pronounciation (Hawaiian), nicknames for Eevi (Finnish), meaning of Efa (Welsh), and Effi meaning (German and English).

The baby name Eva fun facts:

The name Eva in reverse order is "Ave".

The numerological value of the name Eva is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Eva?

Eva is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.21%
20130.20%
20120.19%
20110.20%
20100.18%
20090.19%
20080.16%
20070.15%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames