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The meaning and history of the name Eva.


EVA

Latinate form of EVE. This form is used in the Latin translation of the New Testament, while Hava is used in the Latin Old Testament. It is also a variant transcription of Russian YEVA. This name 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.


Usage: Biblical Latin, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Georgian, German, Greek, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Old Church Slavic, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish
Short Forms: EVELEEN, EVIE, EVITA, EVVIE
Variants: AVA, EVE, EVELIA, YEVA
Name day:
September 6th: France
September 12th: Latvia
December 19th: Croatia
December 24th: Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Slovakia, Sweden
Famous People: Eva Perónwiki (Politician, 1919, Argentina), Eva Braunwiki (Companion, 1912, Germany), Eva Longoriawiki (Actor, 1975, United States), Eva Mendeswiki (Actor, 1974, United States), Eva Greenwiki (Actor, 1980, France), Eva Herzigováwiki (Model, 1973, Czech Republic), Eva Marie Saintwiki (Actor, 1924, United States), Eva Rivaswiki (Singer, 1987, Russia)
Popularity: *Popularity is given by the percentage of usage over the years.