Ève
\ɛv\♀French girl's name
A French girl's name of Latin origin, first recorded around Premier quart du XIIᵉ siècle.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| First recorded | Premier quart du XIIᵉ siècle |
| Pronunciation | \ɛv\ |
| Also spelled | Eva, Eve, Éva |
Origin and meaning
The (Vulgate) Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā). A Latinate variant of the English Eve.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- United States
- Estonia
- East Frisia
- France
- Ireland
- Italy
- Malta
- Portugal
- Spain
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
In literature
« Myriam de Magdala, la rousse juive romanisée, donne ici la main à Eva, princesse de Leinster, et à la reine Mab, la fée des forêts et des eaux. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: LoquaxFR (France (Vosges)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).