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Meaning and origin
Eva is a Latin girl name. The meaning of the name is `Breath of Life`.


Where is it used?
The name Eva is mainly used in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Russian and in Czech.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Eeva (In Finnish)
Eve (In English, French and in the bible)


See also
In Spanish: Evita (F)
In Polish: Ewa
In Jewish: Hava
In Jewish: Chava
In Hungarian: Évike
In Hungarian: Éva
In English: Evie
In English: Ava
In Armenian: Yeva


Extra information:
Alternative meanings ( ) Also Czechoslovakian, Dutch, Italian, Hungarian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, and Spanish

What Eva`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Eva:
   Is it really that common :-( IF IT IS OH WELL BECAUSE IT WILL ALWAYS BE PRETTY!
   The worst thing about the name:
   i hate the name ava because ppl call me that :-(
   If my name wasn`t Eva....:
   maybe eve.... nah i like just like eva!
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   its gorgeous unique!
2. The best thing about the name Eva:
   It's beautiful...
   The worst thing about the name:
   Many people in the States pronounce it EEva...
   If my name wasn`t Eva....:
   My name isn't Eva, my daughter's is:)
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3. The best thing about the name Eva:
   that means breath of life
   The worst thing about the name:
   
   If my name wasn`t Eva....:
   i dont now but i am proud to havet
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   i love my name eva !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4. The best thing about the name Eva:
   Not that common. So Its nice to be sort of unique. My name is Eva Marie
   The worst thing about the name:
   When I was smaller I hated having a different name. But seems quite fashionable now
   If my name wasn`t Eva....:
   Dont know
   Extra information:
   Has anyone noticed that there seem to be some beautiful celebs called Eva!!
5. The best thing about the name Eva:
   i dont know many other evas where i live.
   The worst thing about the name:
   you know who someone is talking about as opposed to the name sarah where it could be a number of people. Oh and some people can't spell or pronounce it correctly!
   If my name wasn`t Eva....:
   then i dont really know
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   i like this name! glad my mum chose this instead of a more common name.

More `Eva` links
Eva as abbreviation
Actors named Eva
Eva in the encyclopedia