Details for the forename Eve

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Eve (female)


Variants:	Aoiffe (F) Éabha (F) Ébha (F) Eubh (F) Eubha (F) Eva (F) Eviah (F) Ewa (F) Hava (F) Havva (F)
Pet Name(s):	Evie (F)
Derivative(s):	Evelina (F) Evelyn (F)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Chaya (F)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	1. From Hebrew "life giving"; OT Genesis 3:20. The modern Hebrew form is Hava. See also Chaya which has a similar meaning. 2. English and French from the Latin Eva, itself derived from the Hebrew Hava/Havva. Eva, with case ending variations, was used in place of Eve in old documents written in Latin.