Eva - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Eva \e-va\ is pronounced AY-vah, EE-vah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "living one". Variant of Evita, used much more frequently than the original name. Evita ("Little Eva") Perón, much venerated wife of the Argentinian dictator, Juan Perón.

Eva has 8 variant forms: Ava, Eve, Evetta, Evette, Evia, Eviana, Evie and Evita.

For more information, see also related names Aoife, Chava, Chaviva and Hava.

Baby names that sound like Eva are Iva, Avia, Efua, Avah, Ave, Ivy, Wava and Yeva.

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