- Eva (name)
Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Eva
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gender = Female
meaning = "Life"
"Living one"
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origin = Hebrew
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footnotes =Eva is a female
given name , theLatinate counterpart of English Eve, derived from Hebrew name meaning "life" or "living one." It is the standard biblical form of Eve in many European languages.Popularity
During the
1990 United States Census , approximately 0.159 percent of females counted had the first name Eva. The popularity of the name Eva has been consistently in the top 300s, according to theSocial Security Administration website. Popularity peaked in 1889 when the name hit No. 31. It began to dip, gradually falling into top 300s, until the turn of the 21st century, when the frequency of the name Eva began to rise. As of 2006, it sat at No. 124. [ [http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/babynames/ Social Security Administration – Popular Baby Names] ]In England and Wales, Eva was reasonably popular around 1900, but it has been little used since, Eve and Evie being the more popular forms today. The name is traditionally more popular in Ireland and Scotland, as an
anglicisation of the Gaelic "Aoife", meaning "shining" or "radiant". The name is often mistaken as Eve.The name is popular in continental Europe (particularly in Northern Europe after the Reformation).Fact|date=May 2008 The Hebrew equivalent of Eva is "Hawwa," (or "Chava"), meaning "life".
Variant: Evita
Evita is a diminutive form of the Spanish name "Eva", most often referring to Maria Eva Duarte de Perón, second wife and political partner of Juan Perón, former First Lady and Spiritual Leader of the Nation of Argentina (1946 - 1952), President of the
Peronist Women's Party , President of theEva Perón Foundation , head of the Argentine Ministries of Health and Labour and theGeneral Confederation of Labour .The name Eva is often changed to 'Eve'.References
*"The Best Baby Name Book in the Whole Wide World" (1984) by Bruce Lansky
* [http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names]ee also
* , list of articles starting with "Eva"
*Eva (given name)
*EVA
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