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What does Eva mean?
Eva 
▼ as a girls' name (also used less commonly as boys' name Eva) is pronounced AY-vah, EE-vah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Eva is "life, animal". Latinate form of Eve. Also used as an anglicization of the Gaelic name Aoife, and as a nickname for Geneva. Wife of Argentinian dictator Juan Perón, Evita ("Little Eva") Perón; actress Eva Gabor. Also form of Chava. Also form of Chaviva. Also form of Evangeline. Also form of Hava.
STARTS WITH Ev-
Variations
VARIANTS Ava▲, Eeva, Efa, Eubha, Evah, Evamarie, Evani, Evaline, Evia, Evie▲, Evina, Evita, Jieva
SEE ALSO Ena
RELATED FORMS VIA AOIFE, EVE, EVITA, GENEVA Eba, Ebba, Eubh, Evelia, Evetta, Evey, Evlyn, Evvie, Evvy, Evy, Ewa, Gena▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Eva?
Eva is a very popular first name for women (#140 out of 4276, Top 3%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#32380 out of 150436, Top 22%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Eva reached its apex position of #33 in the U.S. during 1890-1899, and is at #75 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Ava (#3 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Evangeline (#277), Evie (#322), Eve (#442), Geneva (#1421), Aoife (#1776), Chava, Ebba, Ena, Evah, Evaline, Evia, Evita, Evlyn and Gena are the prominent related forms of Eva (#75). These forms of Eva were popular as baby names 2 years ago (USAGE OF 1.3%) and have remained as popular to this day (USAGE 1.3%, ▼3%), but with versions like Eva falling out of fashion. Eva has been the overall favorite, though Eve has grown trendy as well.
Similar Names
Eva▼ is pronounced similarly to Avah▲, Avia, Aviah, Avie, Ayva▲, Iva▼, Ivee, Ivey, Ivie, Ivy▲, Wava and Yeva. Other recommended sound-alike names are Eda▼, Ela, Elva▼, Ema and Evan. These names tend to be less commonly used than Eva.
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