eva
/ˈiːvə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.90 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
name
A female given name from Latin, ultimately from Hebrew.
name
Example Sentences
- "Zaine is fit and has plenty of EVA experience, moving easily in her suit."
- ""Eve," said Poirot thoughtfully. "The fashions in names change, do they not? Hardly ever, nowadays, do you hear of an Eva. But Eve, it is popular.""
- "Mrs Saunders referred to Aoife throughout this talk as 'Eva' and when Gretta corrected her, Mrs Saunders replied that didn't Gretta think it would be better 'for everyone' to use what she termed 'the proper spelling' of the name? If only to give Eva a better chance of learning to write it?"
Etymology
The (Vulgate) Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā). A Latinate variant of the English Eve.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Eva, Εὔα, -