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given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
, the
Latinate Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
counterpart of English
Eve Eve (; ; ar, حَوَّاء, Ḥawwāʾ; el, Εὕα, Heúa; la, Eva, Heva; Syriac: romanized: ) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the origin story, "Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the ...
, derived from a
Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
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 Evita may refer to: Arts * Evita (1996 film), ''Evita'' (1996 film), a 1996 American musical drama film based on the 1976 concept album of the same name * Evita (2008 film), ''Evita'' (2008 film), a documentary about Eva Péron * Evita (album), ''E ...
is a
diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...
form of the Spanish name "Eva", most often referring to 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 Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...
of the
Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...
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Aoife Aoife ( , ) is an Irish feminine given name. The name is probably derived from the Irish Gaelic ''aoibh'', which means "beauty" or "radiance". It has been compared to the Gaulish name ''Esvios'' (Latinized ''Esuvius'', feminine ''Esuvia''), whic ...
'', meaning "shining" or "radiant". The name is popular in continental Europe (particularly in Northern Europe after the
Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...
). The Hebrew equivalent of Eva is חוה (''Ḥawwah,'' often anglicized as ''Chava''), meaning "life".


People


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Eva Aariak Eva Qamaniq Aariak ( iu, ᐄᕙ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ, ; born January 10, 1955) is a Canadian Inuk politician, who was elected in the 2008 territorial election to represent the electoral district of Iqaluit East in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut ...
(born 1955), Canadian politician * Eva Adamová (born 1960), Czech volleyball player *
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 ...
(1912–1954), German astronomer *
Eva Ahuja Eva Shirali (born 16 July 1980) is an Indian Hindi actress from Mumbai, best known for her roles in Gujarati and Hindi soap operas. Lastly, she played the role of Garima in the show ''Divya Drishti'' and Gayatri Sabherwal in ''Shaurya Aur Anok ...
(born 1980), Indian actress *
Eva Allen Alberti Eva Allen Alberti (April 4, 1856 – March 6, 1938) was an American dramatics teacher who specialized in the American meaning of pantomime i.e. mime. Her students were actors, teachers, directors and producers including, Prof. Gertrude Colby, Jane ...
(1856-1938), American dramatics teacher *
Eva Alordiah Elohor Eva Alordiah (born 13 August 1989), better known as Eva Alordiah or simply Eva, is a Nigerian rapper, entertainer, make-up artist, fashion designer and entrepreneur. She is considered one of the best female rappers in Nigeria. Since her ...
(born 1988), Nigerian rapper, entertainer, make-up artist, & fashion designer *
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 b ...
(born 1973), Spanish singer *
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 It ...
(born 1985), American actress *
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, s ...
(1886–1970), Swedish lawyer *
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 ...
(born 1985), American adult film actress *
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 ...
(born 1948), Swedish politician *
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 tou ...
(born 1982), Greek tennis chair umpire *
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 intr ...
(born 1987), 2006 Canadian Idol winner *
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 sup ...
(1874–1962), Swedish scientist *
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 O ...
(born 1968), Swedish make-up artist and hair stylist *
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 Aus ...
(1932–1944), Dutch Jewish child; gassed to death in
Auschwitz concentration camp Auschwitz concentration camp ( (); also or ) was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World War II and the Holocaust. It con ...
* Eva Bella (born 2002), American voice actress *
Eva Blanco Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in t ...
(1981-1997), Spanish murder victim *
Eva Bowring Eva Bowring (née Kelly; January 9, 1892January 8, 1985) was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Bowring was born in Nevada, Missouri. In 1928, she married Arthur Bowring. They made their home at the Bowring Ranch near Merriman in Cherry County, Nebr ...
(1892–1985), U.S. politician and United States Senator * Eva Boto (born 1995), Slovenian singer * Eva Narcissus Boyd (1943–2003), American singer *
Eva Braun Eva Anna Paula Hitler (; 6 February 1912 – 30 April 1945) was a German photographer who was the longtime companion and briefly the wife of Adolf Hitler. Braun met Hitler in Munich when she was a 17-year-old assistant and model for his ...
(1912–1945), lover, and later wife, of Adolf Hitler *
Eva Maria Brown Eva Maria Brown (December 27, 1856 - February 12, 1917) was an American social reformer in the Temperance movement in the United States , temperance movement. She was the only woman in New England in her day who was registered as legislative agent ...
(1856-1917), American social reformer *
Eva Burrows General Eva Evelyn Burrows, AC, OF (15 September 192920 March 2015) was an Australian Salvation Army Officer and was, from 1986 to 1993, the 13th General of the Salvation Army. She served as an Officer of the Salvation Army from 1951 to her re ...
(1929–2015), 13th General of The Salvation Army * Eva Cadena, Mexican politician from Veracruz *
Eva Carneiro Eva Carneiro (30 September 1973) is a Gibraltarian sports medicine specialist who is best known for serving as the first-team doctor of Chelsea, which she joined in 2009. Educated at the University of Nottingham, the Australasian College of Sport ...
, Gibraltar-born British sports medicine specialist and former first-team doctor at
Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football ...
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Eva Cassidy Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 – November 2, 1996) was an American singer and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz, folk, and blues music, sung with a powerful, emotive soprano voice. In 1992, she released her first album ...
(1963–1996), American singer * Eva Celbová (born 1975), Czech beach volleyball player * Eva Christodoulou (born 1983), Greek gymnast * Eva Clare (1885–1961), Canadian musician and educator *
Eva Clarke Eva Olga Clarke (née Nathanová; born 29 April 1945) is a British-Czech Holocaust survivor and former college administrator known for her birth at Mauthausen concentration camp. She is a speaker for the Holocaust Educational Trust. Clarke comb ...
(born 1945), British-Czech Holocaust survivor *
Eva Clayton Eva McPherson Clayton (born September 16, 1934) is an American politician from North Carolina. On taking her seat in the United States House of Representatives following a special election in 1992, Clayton became the first African American to rep ...
(born 1934), U.S. politician and United States Congresswoman * Eva Crocker, Canadian writer * Eva Cruz (born 1974), Puerto Rican volleyball player *
Eva Czemerys Eva Czemerys (born 1940) is a German-born film actress, mainly active in Italy. Born in Munich to Russian parents, her family moved to Rome, Italy when she was only 1. She studied acting and debuted as the main actress in 1971 in ''Bella di giorno ...
(1940–1996), German-born film actress *
Eva Dahlgren Eva Charlotte Dahlgren (; born 9 June 1960) is a Swedish pop musician and singer-songwriter. Career Dahlgren was discovered by musician/producer Bruno Glenmark in 1978 after appearing on the TV show ''Sveriges magasin'' and her debut album ''Fi ...
(born 1960), Swedish pop musician * Eva Dickson (1905–1938), Swedish explorer *
Eva Dimas Eva María Dimas Fontanals (born 18 March 1973 in San Salvador) is a retired female athlete and weightlifter from El Salvador. Biography She competed for her native Central American country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in ...
(born 1973), Salvadoran weightlifter * Eva Craig Graves Doughty (1852–?), American journalist *
Eva Duldig Eva Ruth de Jong-Duldig (nee Duldig; born 11 February 1938) is an Austrian-born Australian and Dutch former tennis player, and current author. From the ages of two to four, she was detained by Australia in an isolated internment camp, as an enemy ...
(born 1938), Austrian-born Australian and Dutch tennis player, author *
Eva Ekeblad Eva Ekeblad (née De la Gardie; 10 July 1724 – 15 May 1786) was a Swedish countess, salon hostess, agronomist, and scientist. She was widely known for discovering a method in 1746 to make alcohol and flour from potatoes, allowing greater us ...
(1724–1786), Swedish botanist * Eva Fabian (born 1993), American-Israeli world champion swimmer


G–L

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Eva Gabor Eva Gabor ( ; February 11, 1919 – July 4, 1995) was a Hungarian-American actress, businesswoman, singer, and socialite. She voiced Duchess and Miss Bianca in the animated Disney Classics, ''The Aristocats'' (1970), ''The Rescuers'' (1977), ...
(1919–1995), Hungarian-born American actress *
Eva Gore-Booth Eva Selina Laura Gore-Booth (22 May 1870 – 30 June 1926) was an Irish poet, theologian, and dramatist, and a committed suffragist, social worker and labour activist. She was born at Lissadell House, County Sligo, the younger sister of C ...
(1870–1926), Irish poet and dramatist, and a committed suffragist, social worker and labour activist * Eva Gothlin (1957–2006), Swedish historian * Eva Gray (born 1971), British actress * Eva Gray (born 2000), English cricketer * Eva Gredal (1927–1995), Danish politician *
Eva Green Eva Gaëlle Green (, ; born ) is a French actress and model. The daughter of actress Marlène Jobert, she began her career in theatre before making her film debut in Bernardo Bertolucci's '' The Dreamers'' (2003). She achieved international reco ...
(born 1980), French actress * Eva Kinney Griffith (1852–1918), American journalist, activist, novelist, editor, publisher * Eva-Lena Gustavsson (born 1956), Swedish politician * Eva Herman (born 1958), German television presenter and author *
Eva Herzigová Eva Herzigová (born 10 March 1973) is a Czech-Italian supermodel and actress. Early life and career Herzigová was born in Litvínov, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic), the daughter of an accountant mother and an electrician father. Growing ...
(born 1973), Czech supermodel *
Eva Hesse Eva Hesse (January 11, 1936 – May 29, 1970) was a German-born American sculptor known for her pioneering work in materials such as latex, fiberglass, and plastics. She is one of the artists who ushered in the postminimal art movement in the 196 ...
(1936–1970), German-born American artist *
Eva Jinek Eva Jinek (born 13 July 1978) is a Dutch American journalist and television presenter. Biography Jinek was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and grew up in Washington, D.C., where she attended Sheridan School.Eva Kaili Eva Kaili ( el, Εύα Καϊλή; born 26 October 1978) is a Greek politician who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014. She served as one of fourteen vice presidents of the European Parliament from January 20 ...
(born 1978), Greek politician * Eva-Lotta Kiibus (born 2003), Estonian figure skater *
Eva Köhler Eva Luise Köhler (; born 2 January 1947, in Ludwigsburg as Eva Luise Bohnet) is the wife of the former German President Horst Köhler and as such, was sometimes referred to by the media as the " First Lady" during her husband's presidency. E ...
(born 1947), wife of the German President Horst Köhler * Eva Kotamanidou (born 1936), Greek actress *
Eva LaRue Eva Maria LaRue (; born December 27, 1966) is an American actress and model. She is known for her roles as Maria Santos on '' All My Children'' and Det. Natalia Boa Vista on ''CSI: Miami''. Early life LaRue was born in Long Beach, California ...
(born 1966), American actress *
Eva Longoria Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón ( Longoria; March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, and director. After a number of guest roles on several television series, she was recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime ...
(born 1975), American actress


M–P

* Eva Anne Madden (1863–1958), American educator, journalist, playwright, author *
Eva Magni Eva Magni (July 28, 1909 – February 11, 2005) was an Italian stage and film actress. She was active between 1926 and the late 1970s. Biography Magni was born in Milan into a family of artists, and made her professional debut in 1926, in t ...
(1909–2005), Italian stage and film actress *
Eva Maler Eva Maler is a German born playwright, currently living in London. Career Maler was producer for ''Black Mark'' for Eagle Films. Maler has appeared in various plays (including Mobile Talks) as well as a short film and several pieces of performanc ...
(born 1988), German playwright *
Eva Mendes Eva de la Caridad Méndez (, ; born March 5, 1974), known professionally as Eva Mendes, is an American actress, model and fashion designer. Her acting career began in the late 1990s, with a series of roles in films such as '' Children of the Cor ...
(born 1974), American actress * Eva Merthen (1723–1811), known as "The Duchess of Finland" * Eva Miranda, Spanish mathematician *
Eva Moll Eva Moll (born June 15, 1975, in Karlsruhe) is a German contemporary artist. Moll works in the media fine art printmaking, drawing and painting and its expansion in the areas of performance art and conceptual art. Beside works on canvas and paper; H ...
(born 1975), German contemporary artist * Eva Moltesen (1871–1934), Finnish-Danish writer and peace activist *
Eva Moore Eva Moore (9 February 1868 – 27 April 1955) was an English actress. Her career on stage and in film spanned six decades, and she was active in the women's suffrage movement. In her 1923 book of reminiscences, ''Exits and Entrances'', she des ...
(1870–1955), English actress * Eva Morris (1885–2000), native of England, known for a time as the oldest recognized person in the world *
Eva Moskowitz Eva Sarah Moskowitz (born March 4, 1964) is an American politician and education reform leader, who is the founder and CEO of the Success Academy Charter Schools. A member of the Democratic Party, Moskowitz served on the New York City Council ...
(born 1964), U.S. educator and former politician * Eva, birth name of Hatice Muazzez, mother of the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed II * Eva Neander (1921–1950), Swedish journalist *
Eva Nedinkovska Eva Nedinkovska ( mk, Ева Нединковска) (born August 26, 1983) is a Macedonian singer. Biography Nedinkovska was born in Ohrid. Her career started in 2003 with the song "''Dali Denot Ke E Raj''". She has performed on many music c ...
(born 1983), ethnic Macedonian singer *
Eva Noblezada Eva Maria Noblezada (; born March 18, 1996) is an American actress and singer. Noblezada made her Broadway debut as Kim in a revival of ''Miss Saigon'', a performance for which she received a nomination for a 2017 Tony Award for Best Actress ...
(born 1996), American theatre actress and singer * Eva Pagels (born 1954), German field hockey player * Eva Palmer-Sikelianos (1874-1952), American choreographer and art historian *
Eva Pawlik Eva Pawlik (4 October 1927 – 31 July 1983) was an Austrian figure skater, show star, actress and commentator. She was the 1948 Olympic silver medalist, the 1948 World silver medalist, and the 1949 European champion. Early life Born in 1927, ...
(1927–1983), Austrian figure skater *
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 194 ...
(1919–1952), Argentinian First Lady, political leader, actor, and philanthropist; wife of Juan Perón * Eva Haljecka Petković (1870–1947), Serbian doctor *
Eva Philbin Eva Philbin (4 January 1914 – 24 June 2005) was an Irish chemist who became the first woman president of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland. Born Eva Maria Ryder in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland, Philbin received her B.Sc with first class h ...
(1914–2005), Irish chemist *
Eva Pigford Eva Marcille Sterling (née Pigford; born October 30, 1984) is an American actress, fashion model and television personality. She started her career by winning the third cycle of ''America's Next Top Model''. Early life Sterling was born in Los ...
(born 1984), American model * Eva Polna (born 1975), Russian singer, composer, and songwriter * Eva Polttila (born 1946), retired Finnish TV news anchor *
Eva Pölzing Eva Pölzing or Poelzing is a German singer who is best known as the former female vocalist for Blutengel. Music career Pölzing joined that band early 2002 to replace Gini Martin and stayed the better part of 3 almost 4 years. Her first rele ...
, a German singer *
Eva Pope Eva Rebecca Pope (born 16 November 1967) is an English actress, best known for her portrayal of longest-serving headmistress Rachel Mason in '' Waterloo Road'', and appearances in '' Coronation Street'', ''Dream Team'', '' Baby Boys'' and ''He ...
(born 1967), English actress * Eva Püssa (born 1971), Estonian actress


R–Z

* Eva Reign, American actress and journalist *
Eva Marie Saint Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an American actress of film, theatre and television. In a career spanning over 70 years, she has won an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, alongside nominations for a Golden Globe Award and two Brit ...
(born 1924), American actress *
Éva Sas Éva Sas (born 13 August 1970) is a French politician from Europe Ecology – The Greens. She was a Member of Parliament from 2012 to 2017, and has been again since 2022. Early life Sas was born in Nice in 1970. Political career She was el ...
(born 1970), French politician *
Eva Silverstein Eva Silverstein (born October 24, 1970) is an American theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and string theorist. She is a professor of physics at Stanford University and director of the Modern Inflationary Cosmology collaboration within the Simon ...
(born 1970), American physicist and string theorist *
Eva Simons Eva Maria Simons (born 27 April 1984) is a Dutch singer-songwriter from Amsterdam. She is best known for her song "Policeman" and collaborations with artists such as Afrojack; in 2012, Simons broke through internationally after being featured on ...
(born 1984), Dutch singer *
Eva Munson Smith Eva Munson Smith (,Munson; also known after marriage as, Mrs. George Clinton Smith; July 12, 1843 – November 5, 1915) was an American composer, poet, and author. She was the author of ''Woman in Sacred Song'' (1885), a representative work of wh ...
(1843–1915), American composer, poet, author *
Eva Tanguay Eva Tanguay (August 1, 1878 – January 11, 1947) was a Canadian singer and entertainer who billed herself as "the girl who made vaudeville famous". She was known as "The Queen of Vaudeville" during the height of her popularity from the early 1 ...
(1878–1947), Canadian-born vaudeville entertainer * Eva Griffith Thompson (1842–1925), American newspaper editor * Eva Winther (1921–2014), Swedish politician


Fictional characters

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Eva Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in t ...
, Marco's mother from the ''
Animorphs ''Animorphs'' is a science fantasy series of children's books written by Katherine Applegate and her husband Michael Grant, writing together under the name K. A. Applegate, and published by Scholastic. It is told in first person, with all ...
'' book series * Eva, a character in the 2008 3D computer-animated film ''
Igor Igor may refer to: People * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name * Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler * Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling * ...
'' * EVE, a character in the 2008
Pixar Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, Californi ...
film ''
WALL-E ''WALL-E'' (stylized with an interpunct as ''WALL·E'') is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton, pro ...
'' whose name is mispronounced "Eva" by the film's title character * Eva, the Goddess of Water in the mythology of the MMORPG ''
Lineage II ''Lineage II'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows and the second game in the ''Lineage'' series. It is a prequel to ''Lineage'' and is set 150 years before the first game. It has become popular sinc ...
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EVA Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in t ...
, character in the ''Metal Gear'' video game series * Eva, a female
keel-billed toucan The keel-billed toucan (''Ramphastos sulfuratus''), also known as sulfur-breasted toucan or rainbow-billed toucan, is a colorful Latin American member of the toucan family. It is the national bird of Belize. The species is found in tropical jungl ...
who is Rafael's wife in ''
Rio Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...
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Rio 2 ''Rio 2'' is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. It is the sequel to the 2011 computer-animated film ''Rio'' and the second installment of the ''Rio'' franchise. ...
'' * Eva, a character in the Canadian animated television series ''
Total Drama ''Total Drama'' (often shortened as ''TD'') is a Canadian animated television series created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis that premiered on Teletoon in Canada on July 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in the U.S. on June 5, 2008. The ser ...
'' * Eva, one of the main characters in the anime series ''
Tweeny Witches A between maid (nickname tweeny, also called hall girl particularly in the United States) was a female junior domestic worker in a large household with many staff. The position became largely defunct in the 20th century, as few households needed ...
'' * Eva, protagonist character in ''What's Left of Me'' by
Kat Zhang Kat Zhang (born 1 April 1991) is an American award-winning author of young adult and middle grade literature. She has also written two picture books, ''Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao'' and ''Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon''. Her first trilogy, '' ...
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Eva Falco ''Hollyoaks'' is a British television soap opera that was first broadcast on 23 October 1995. The following is a list of characters that appeared in the serial in 2016, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by executive prod ...
, a character in the British soap opera ''
Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...
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Eva Kant Eva Kant is an Italian comics character who originated in the series '' Diabolik'', issue #3 (3 March 1963). The character is extremely popular in Italy, where she reached the status of fashion icon. Fictional character biography Eva is the girl ...
, character from ''Diabolik'' comics and ''Danger: Diabolik'' film * ''
Eva Luna ''Eva Luna'' is a novel written by Chilean novelist Isabel Allende in 1987 and translated from Spanish to English by Margaret Sayers Peden. Eva Luna takes us into the life of the eponymous protagonist, an orphan who grows up in an unidentified ...
'', main character of Isabel Allende's picaresque novel * Eva Kviig Mohn, a main character in the Norwegian television series '' Skam'' * Evangeline St. Clare, called Eva, a major character in the novel ''
Uncle Tom's Cabin ''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U. ...
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Eva Price Eva Price is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Catherine Tyldesley, her character and casting was announced in May 2011 and she made her first appearance on screen on 17 June 2011. Eva was intr ...
, a character in the British soap opera ''
Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...
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Eva Strong Eva Strong is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Sheree Murphy. She made her first on-screen appearance on 23 April 2010. Character creation and casting In February 2010, former ''Emmerdale'' act ...
, a character in the British soap opera ''
Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...
'' * Eva Ushiromiya, a character in the visual novel, manga and anime series ''
Umineko When They Cry is a Japanese dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion. Its first episode debuted at Comiket 72 for Windows on August 17, 2007. The story focuses on a group of eighteen people on a secluded island for a period of two ...
'' * Eva Wei, the main character of the Jetix animated television series ''Oban Star Racers'' * Eva Zimmer, a character in the webseries ''
The Zimmer Twins ''The Zimmer Twins'' was a Canadian animated series and website. The project was created by producer Jason Krogh and artist Aaron Leighton and is produced through Lost the Plot Productions Inc. A selection of the user-generated episodes is prod ...
'' * Eva Nilsson, character on the series '' Star Trek: Discovery'' * Eva, mother of twins
Dante Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...
and
Vergil Publius Vergilius Maro (; traditional dates 15 October 7021 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: th ...
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Devil May Cry is a series of action-adventure games created by Hideki Kamiya. It is primarily developed and published by Capcom. The series centers on the demon hunter Dante and his efforts to thwart various demon invasions of Earth. Its gameplay consists o ...
series. Also the wife of Sparda.


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Eve (name) Eve is an English given name for a female, derived from the Latin name Eva, in turn originating with the Hebrew (Chavah/Havah – ''chavah'', ''to breathe'', and ''chayah'', ''to live'', or ''to give life''). The traditional meaning of Eve is ' ...
* Evita (disambiguation)


References

* ''The Best Baby Name Book in the Whole Wide World'' (1984), by Bruce Lansky
Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names


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