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Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|��α (Heua) < Hebrew ���|�ַ�ָּ� (havah) = 'life; living one; lively; giving life'.

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. According to the Bible and Qur'an, the first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife.
2. given name|female|from Hebrew|.

Quotations
1611 � w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Genesis|Genesis 3:20
:And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
1904 � w:Mark Twain|Mark Twain, s:Extracts from Adam's Diary|Extracts from Adam's Diary
:After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.

Translations
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Amharic: ���� (Hiywan)
Arabic: ARchar|ح�اء (ħaww��)
Bosnian: Eva f
Catalan: Eva
Croatian: Eva f
Czech: Eva#Czech|Eva f
Danish: Eva
Dutch: Eva
Ewe: Xawa
Finnish: Eeva
French: �ve f
German: #German|Eva
Greek: ��α (Eva) f, ��η (Evi) f
Ancient Greek: polytonic|��α (Heua) f
Hebrew: ���|�ַ�ָּ� (Havah)
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Icelandic: #Icelandic|Eva
Indonesian: Hava
Irish: Eábha
Italian: Eva
Kurdish: Hawa f
Latin: Eva
Lithuanian: Ieva
Norwegian: #Norwegian|Eva
Polish: Ewa f
Russian: �ва f
Scottish Gaelic: Eubha
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �ва f
:Roman: Eva f
Spanish: Eva#Spanish|Eva
Swedish: #Swedish|Eva
Turkish: Hava
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Related terms
Eva, Evie, Evy, Eveleen, Evelyn, Evelynn

See also
Abel
Adam
Cain
Chaim, Haim
Lilith
Zoë

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Category:Female given names

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• 2007-10-01 10:31 - Makaokalani - +translations etc, de+ga(=English) variants sent away

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