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Eve
Say it: EEV
Meaning
From Hebrew Ḥawwah, which Genesis 3:20 connects with ḥay 'living'. The link to 'life' is the accepted reading, though the exact formation is debated.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used in medieval England, often in the Latin form Eva, and widely used again in Britain since the late 20th century.
Its wave through time
Timeless: in steady use for over a century
In the United States
- 26,687 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 2,300 girls
- 644 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
HebrewEarly ChristianEnglishFrenchGermanSpanishItalianPolishRussian
The family of the name
Other spellings: Eva, Eave
| German | Eva |
|---|---|
| French | Ève |
| Spanish | Eva |
| Italian | Eva |
| Polish | Ewa |
| Russian | Yeva |
| Hebrew | Chava |
Famous bearers
- Eve, the first woman in the Book of Genesis
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.