- Eve (name)
Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Eve
imagesize=100px
caption=Albrecht Dürer painting of the Biblical Eve. According to theBible , Eve (or Eva) was the first woman created.
pronunciation=
gender = Female
meaning = "Living"
region =
origin = Hebrew
related names = Eva,Evelyn ,Ava , Evita,Evie
footnotes =:"For specific uses of the name, see
Eve ."Eve is an English
given name for afemale , derived from Eva, in turn originating with Hebrew חַוָּה (Chavah/Havah - "chavah" "to breathe" and "chayah" "to live"). The traditional meaning of Eve is 'living'.The name has religious significance in the Judeo/Christian tradition, after the use of Eve / "living" as the female companion of the Biblical Adam / "man". Its use as a first name in England began in the
12th Century .Alternative forms:
* Eva, popular in many European countries.
* Eve as an anglicized form of Gaelic Aoife "radiant, beautiful" in Scotland and Ireland.
*Evelyn
*Ava particularly in Ireland, Canada and Australia
* Evita
*Evie , usually a familiar form, now also agiven name .People called Eve
This is a list of famous people with the first name Eve:
*Eve, American rapper
*Eve Arden , American actress
*Eve Beglarian , Armenian-American lesbian composer
*Eve Plumb , American actress
*Eve Pamela Grice , Queen of Fragrance
*Eve Queler , American conductor
*Ève Salvail , Canadian supermodel
*Eve Torres , WWE DivaTranslations of Eve
*Hebrew: Chava/ Hava / Hawa (ancient pronunciation)
*Arabic: حواء
*Irish: Éabha, Aoibhe
*Italian: Eva
*Finnish: Eevi/Eeva
*Welsh: Efa
*Hungarian: Éva
*Turkish: Havva
*Russian: Yeva
*Lithuanian: Ieva
*Polish: Ewa
*Persian: حوا
*Spanish: EvaOther instances of the name
* In
Genesis , the first book of theOld Testament , Eve is the name of the first woman (see "Adam and Eve ").
* Eve was atropical storm in 1969.
*All About Eve (1950) is a film byJoseph Mankiewicz , in which the main character is called Eve.
*Eve (magazine) is a British women's magazine.References
* [http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=eve Behind The Name]
* [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Eve Etymology Online]
* [http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ United States Social Security Database]
* [http://www.geocities.com/edgarbook/names/e/eve.html Eve Factfile]
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