Eeva

Eeva

1. Eve (wife of Adam)
2. a female given name of biblical origin (more common in the form Eva)

• Ave, Eevi, Eva, Eve, Evi, Evelin, Ivi, Ivika

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːʋɑ/,
• Rhymes: -eːʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ee‧va

From Latin Ē̆va, from Ancient Greek Εὔᾱ (Eúā), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā́).

Eeva

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Eve
   • 1986, Vuokko Tolonen, Lastenhuone, Otava, →ISBN, page 109:

     ―Miks ton likan nimi on Eeva?

     Why's that girl called Eeva?

2. Eve (wife of Adam)
   • 1933, Bible, Genesis 3:20:

     Ja mies antoi vaimolleen nimen Eeva, sillä hänestä tuli kaiken elävän äiti.

     And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

• One of the most popular female names in Finland since the Reformation.

• Eevi
• Eveliina

• Eeva is the 27^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 20,073 female individuals (and as a middle name to 6,038 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

From a Karelian vernacular form of the Eastern Orthodox name Ieva, from Russian Евфимий (Jevfimij).^[1]

Eeva

1. a Finnish surname

• The surname Eeva belongs to 244 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.