The first name Éva

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About the first name Éva

Meaning

The name Éva shares the meaning of Eve, traditionally associated with “life”.

Historical origin

The name Éva is an international form of Eve, from Hebrew Hawwah.

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Éva also appears in several compound names, for example Marie-Éva and Rose-Éva. This productivity helps explain the many related forms found in historical records.

Pronunciation:évaev.a

Frequency of the first name Éva by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Éva by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

1,263total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name ÉvaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Éva in baptisms by year.50037525012501755180618571908195920101755–1759 3 baptisms1790–1794 3 baptisms1810–1814 3 baptisms1825–1829 6 baptisms1840–1844 6 baptisms1845–1849 6 baptisms1850–1854 9 baptisms1855–1859 9 baptisms1860–1864 6 baptisms1865–1869 15 baptisms1870–1874 15 baptisms1875–1879 54 baptisms1880–1884 75 baptisms1885–1889 198 baptisms1890–1894 156 baptisms1895–1899 210 baptisms1900–1904 183 baptisms1905–1909 108 baptisms1910–1914 57 baptisms1915–1919 48 baptisms1920–1924 30 baptisms1925–1929 9 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1935–1939 9 baptisms1940–1944 18 baptisms1950–1954 6 baptisms1955–1959 3 baptisms1975–1979 3 baptisms1985–1989 3 baptisms2000–2004 3 baptisms2005–2009 3 baptisms2010–2014 3 baptisms

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