Eve (name)
Albrecht Dürer painting of the Biblical Eve. In Genesis, Eve (or Eva) was the first woman created. | |
| Gender | Female |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew, via English |
| Meaning | "Living" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Eva, Evita, Evie, Eeva, Evelyn, Evans |
Eve /iːv/ is an English given name for a female, derived from the Latin name Eva, in turn originating with the Hebrew חַוָּה (Chavah/Havah – chavah, to breathe, and chayah, to live, or to give life). In Greece the name Eve is Evi (Εύη), a diminutive of the baptismal name Paraskevi.