Eva

Eva meaning

Eva is an international and Christian girl's name of Hebrew origin.

Life-giver; life (Hebrew Chavvah, Eve)

Also used to mean: living

Eva is the form of Eve used in Latin, Greek and most European languages. Eve is the Hebrew Chavvah, the first woman in Genesis, and Strong's concordance glosses her name as "life-giver", while the Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon gives simply "life"; in Genesis Adam names her so because she is the mother of all the living. The name has been used by Christians for centuries. Famous bearers include Eva Perón, the First Lady of Argentina known as Evita. In India, Eva is short, modern and easy to pronounce in every language, and it suits both Christian and other families.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary, H2332 · entry Chavvah (חַוָּה) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's H2332, Chavvah (biblehub.com) · Wikipedia, Eva Perón

Famous namesakes

• Eva Perón (Evita), First Lady of Argentina

Popularity abroad

• #134 United States, girls 2025 (down 14 from 120 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #58 England and Wales, girls 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Eva · Eve · Evah

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