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Eva (name)
Eva is a female given name, the Latinate counterpart of English Eve (name), Eve, derived from a Hebrew (language), Hebrew name meaning "life" or "living one". It can also mean full of life or mother of life. It is the standard biblical form of Eve in many European languages. Evita (other), Evita is a diminutive form of the Spanish name "Eva", most often referring to Eva Perón, María Eva Duarte de Perón. Popularity Popularity in the United States peaked in 1989, when the name hit No. 31. Afterwards, use in the United States fell into the top 300s, eventually rising in frequency again in the 2000s. , it sat at No. 124. In England and Wales, Eva was reasonably popular around 1900, but it has been little used since, Eve and Evie being the more popular forms today. The name is traditionally more popular in Ireland and Scotland, as an anglicisation of the Goidelic languages, Gaelic ''Aoife'', meaning "shining" or "radiant". The name is popular in continental Europe (parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Perón
María Eva Duarte de Perón (; ; 7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952), better known as just Eva Perón or by the nickname Evita (), was an Argentine politician, activist, actress, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until her death in July 1952, as the wife of Argentine President Juan Domingo Perón (1895–1974). She was born in poverty in the rural village of Los Toldos, in the Pampas, as the youngest of five children. In 1934, at the age of 15, she moved to the nation's capital of Buenos Aires to pursue a career as a stage, radio, and film actress. She met Colonel Juan Perón on 22 January 1944 during a charity event at the Luna Park Stadium to benefit the victims of an earthquake in San Juan, Argentina. The two were married the following year. Juan Perón was elected President of Argentina in June 1946; during the next six years, Eva Perón became powerful within the pro-Peronist trade unions, primarily for speaking on behalf of labor rights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs (11 August 1912 – 9 March 1954) was a German astronomer. She made key observations of variable stars. Eva Ahner-Rohlfs was born in Coburg (Duchy Saxe-Coburg-Gotha). She studied in Würzburg, Munich and Kiel from 1931 to 1933. After nine years of withdrawal into family life, she studied from 1942 until the end of the Second World War at the University of Göttingen. From 1945, she worked closely with professor Cuno Hoffmeister as an assistant astronomer at the Sonneberg Observatory. In 1951, she received a doctorate in astrophysics from the University of Jena. At Sonneberg Observatory Eva Rohlfs met the astronomer Paul Oswald Ahnert and they were married in 1952. From the Sonneberg observatory he made important observations of the variable stars that he detailed in the article "Zur Struktur und Entstehung des Perseidenstroms" ("On the structure and origin of the Perseid current") included in the Observatory Publications Sonneberg Astronomical. Eva Ahnert-Rohl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Beem
Eva and Abraham Beem were Dutch Jewish siblings and victims of the Holocaust in the Netherlands. They had been given new identities with a Christian family in an attempt to evade deportation by the Nazis, but were discovered and deported to Auschwitz concentration camp. They were murdered in the gas chamber upon their arrival on 6 March 1944. Biography Eva (born 21 May 1932) and Abraham (born 13 June 1934) Beem were born in Leeuwarden, in the northern Netherlands. Their father, Hartog Beem, was a German teacher, and their mother was Rosette Beem. Both parents were Jews, and active in the Jewish community. When Nazi Germany invaded the country in 1940, the Nazis started to separate the Jews from the general population and prohibited them from working. The Beem parents, realizing that they were in danger, decided to go into hiding. Eva and her younger brother Abraham were sent to the town of Ermelo to live with a Christian family. They were given new identities: Abraham was give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Von Bahr
Eva Elisabet von Bahr (born 17 December 1968) is a Swedish make-up artist and hair stylist. She is best known for her works in '' Arn: The Knight Templar'' (2007), ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (2011), '' The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared'' (2013), and '' A Man Called Ove'' (2015), ''Dune'' (2021). She received her first Oscar nomination Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the 88th Academy Awards along with Love Larson. Awards and nominations * 2014: Guldbagge Award for Best Makeup and Hair for '' The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared'' (nominated) * 2015: Guldbagge Award for Best Makeup and Hair for '' A Man Called Ove'' (won) * 2015: Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for '' The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared'' (nominated) * 2016: Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for '' A Man Called Ove'' (nominated) * 2022: Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstylin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Von Bahr (physicist)
Eva Wilhelmina Julia von Bahr-Bergius, (16 September 1874 – 28 February 1962) was a Swedish physicist and teacher at a folk high school. She was the first woman in Sweden to become a docent in physics. She is known for her contact with and support of the poet Dan Andersson, for her friendship and support of the physicist Lise Meitner, and as a Catholicism, Catholic writer. Biography Background Eva von Bahr's parents were häradshövding (district judge) Carl von Bahr (1830–1900) and his wife Elisabeth Boström (1838–1914). She was the sister of Johan von Bahr, mayor of Uppsala, and Nephew and niece, niece of prime minister Erik Gustaf Boström (1842–1907) and Philanthropy, philanthropist Ebba Boström (1844–1902), founder of the charitable institution ''Samariterhemmet'' in Uppsala. Eva von Bahr was born at Mälby farm in Roslags-Kulla (now in Österåker Municipality).Hedqvist 2012, pp. 46-53 Academic career Despite her family's wishes she wanted an education a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Avila
Eva Avila (born Eva Gougeon-Ávila on 25 February 1987) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress. She won the fourth season of the CTV reality show ''Canadian Idol'' in 2006. Early life Avila was born in Gatineau, Quebec. Her father introduced her to music. She has been singing in public since age 2, and at age 9 was a winner on ''Homegrown Cafe'', a talent show on CJOH-TV in Ottawa. Prior to ''Idol'', she worked as a postal clerk and a beauty consultant. She is a former winner of the ''Jeune Diva du Québec'' contest. Avila also participated in another competition for a Quebec TV téléroman aired on Radio-Canada called ''Virginie''. She usually speaks English and French, as well as a little Spanish because her father is of Peruvian origin. Her nickname, given by her family when she was a small child, is still ''Eva le dragon'' (Eva the dragon). Music career 2006: ''Canadian Idol'' In early 2006, Avila auditioned for the fourth season of ''Canadian Idol'' in Ottaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Asderaki
Eva Asderaki ( el, Εύα Ασδεράκη, born 27 January 1982), also known by her married name Eva Asderaki-Moore, is a Greek tennis umpire, who has umpired international tennis matches since 2001. She has umpired at all four Grand Slam tournaments, and in 2015, she became the first woman to umpire a men's US Open tennis final. Personal life Asderaki was born on 27 January 1982 in Chalcis, Greece. As a youngster, she started playing tennis. She was once ranked the seventh best under-16 tennis player in Greece. Asderaki has lived in England and now lives in Australia with her husband Paul Moore. The couple married in 2012 in London, and they had their first child in July 2018. Career Asderaki has a gold umpiring accreditation from the International Tennis Federation. She started as a line judge at her local tennis club in 1997, and she earned her first ITF umpiring badge in Thessaloniki in 2000. From 2000 to 2008, she studied umpiring in Luxembourg. She is the only current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Arvidsson
Eva Birgitta Arvidsson (born 1948) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she represented Stockholm County between March 1996 and October 2006. She was also a substitute member of the Riksdag for Ingela Thalén Ingela Anita Thalén (born 1 October 1943) is a Swedish politician for the Swedish Social Democratic Party and a former minister. She was a member of the Swedish government 1987–1991 and 1994–2002. Thalén is the daughter of laundry worker E ... between October 1994 and March 1996. References 1948 births 20th-century Swedish women politicians 20th-century Swedish politicians 21st-century Swedish women politicians Living people Members of the Riksdag 1994–1998 Members of the Riksdag 1998–2002 Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Women members of the Riksdag {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Angelina
Eva Angelina is an American pornographic actress. She has won several industry awards, including the 2007 NightMoves Award for Best Actress, the 2008 AVN Award for Best Actress, the 2008 XRCO Award for Best Actress, and the 2008 XBIZ Award for Female Performer of the Year. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2018. Early life Angelina was born in Huntington Beach, California. Career Angelina entered the porn industry by answering a newspaper advertisement; her first scene was for the ''Shane's World'' series with Mr. Pete in 2003, at the age of 18. She is known for wearing glasses during her performances. In 2010 she was named by ''Maxim'' as one of the 12 top female stars in porn. In 2014 she told ''Vice'' that she had earned a real estate license and was seeking to transition away from porn. Personal life She was married to British pornographic actor Danny Mountain from 2007 to 2009. She has two children. Awards * 2007 NightMoves Award – Best Actress (Fan's Choi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Andén
Eva Johanna Andén (23 April 1886 – 26 March 1970) was a Swedish lawyer. She became the first woman member of the Swedish Bar Association on 14 March 1918. Life Eva Andén was born to the merchant Heribert Andén and Elin Forssman. In 1907, she became a law student at the University of Uppsala, where she was the only female member of her class, and graduated in 1912. In 1912–1913, she toured Sweden and gave legal lectures on behalf of the National Association for Women's Suffrage (Sweden); in 1913–1914 she was employed as a notary at the legal court of Falun, and in 1914–1915, she practiced law in the firm of Johan Tjerneld, secretary of the Swedish Bar Association. In 1915, she took over the law firm of Anna Pettersson in Stockholm. The second woman lawyer in Sweden, Mathilda Staël von Holstein, practiced in her firm in 1919–1923. Eva Andén had a successful career until her death, and was particularly engaged in cases of divorce, allowance and other cases involvin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Amurri
Eva Amurri (born March 15, 1985) is an American lifestyle blogger and actress. Early life Amurri was born on March 15, 1985 in New York City, to Italian director Franco Amurri and American actress Susan Sarandon (whose mother's ancestry was Italian). Amurri was raised by her mother and long-time partner Tim Robbins. She has two maternal half-brothers, Jack and Miles, as well as two paternal half-siblings from her father's marriage to Heide Lund, Leone and Augusta, and two stepsisters, Tallulah and Ruby, from Lund's previous marriage to a British aristocrat. She attended Friends Seminary (Manhattan) for middle school, and graduated from Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, New York, and Brown University. Career Amurri had a role in the 2002 film ''The Banger Sisters'', in which her mother starred, with Amurri playing the daughter of her mother's character. She guest-starred, along with her mother, on an episode of '' Friends'' in Season 7 Episode 15 (" The One with Joey's New Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Amaral
Eva María Amaral Lallana (Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain 4 August 1972) is a Spanish singer-songwriter, and a member of the group Amaral with Juan Aguirre. She studied sculpture at the Zaragoza art school, and whil studying was the drummer in the band Bandera Blanca. In 1993, she met guitarist Juan Aguirre, a member of the band Días De Vino Y Rosas, and together, they formed the group Amaral. They moved to Madrid and later signed a contract with Virgin Records. They have recorded six successful studio albums and performed as support for Lenny Kravitz's Spanish concerts. Their song ''Rosa de la Paz'' was included in a record to support Prestige boat victims, also performing at the '' Nunca Máis'' demonstration in Madrid. Moby performed with Eva Amaral on the song "Escapar", the Spanish version of the Amaral song "Slipping Away". Beto Cuevas, front man with the Chilean band "La Ley" joined Amaral on their song "Te Necesito". ''Pajaros En La Cabeza'' is their most well known al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
