Chava - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Chava \ch(a)-va\ is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "life". Also possibly from a Hebrew expression meaning "serpent".

Chava has 9 variant forms: Ava, Chabah, Chaya, Chayka, Eva, Eve, Hava, Haya and Kaija.

A baby name that sounds like Chava is Sheva.

Chava is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Chava. Click here to compare Chava with related baby names.