Eve (name)

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Eve

English given name for a female, derived from the Latin name Eva, in turn originating with the Hebrew
חַוָּה‎ (Chavah/Havah – chavah, to breathe, and chayah, to live, or to give life). The traditional meaning of Eve is life or "living". It can also mean full of life and mother of life.

History

The name has much religious significance in the Abrahamic religions. Eve, according to Abrahamic tradition, is widely beloved as the mother of all of mankind. She was the first woman that God created, and she was both the wife and companion of Adam.

Eve is described as being named Havah in the Torah.

The Catholic Church by ancient tradition recognizes both Adam and Eve (in Latin: Adam et Eva) as saints. And the traditional liturgical feast of Saints Adam and Eve was celebrated on December 24 since the Middle Ages.[

Protestant Reformation. As discussed in Kathleen M. Crowther's Adam and Eve in the Protestant Reformation
: "The story of Adam and Eve, ubiquitous in the art and literature of the period, played a central role in the religious controversies of sixteenth-century Europe... The story of Adam and Eve was of fundamental importance to sixteenth-century Protestant reformers who sought to ground Christian belief and salvation in the free grace of God..."

In pre-Reformation England the usage of the name Eve was most commonly associated with Jews, who used the form of Chavah/Havah. The name in the form of Haya

Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre
.

The name Evelyn itself is derived from Eve, and was one of the most popular names for girls between 1910 and 1930.[3]

People called Eve

Given name

Chava (Hebrew form)

Surname

  • Alice Eve (born 1982), British actress
  • Angus Eve (born 1973), Trinidadian football (soccer) player
  • Arthur Eve (born 1933), American politician
  • Arthur Stewart Eve (1862–1948), English physicist
  • Dick Eve (1901–1970), Australian diver who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
  • Harry Trelawney Eve
    (1856–1940), English barrister, judge and politician
  • Laverne Eve (born 1965), Bahamian javelin thrower
  • Leecia Eve (born 1964), American attorney and politician
  • Lisvel Elisa Eve (born 1991), Dominican Republic volleyball player
  • Maria Louise Eve (1848-?), American poet
  • Nomi Eve (born 1968), American author
  • Trevor Eve (born 1951), British actor

Transliterations of Eve

See also

References

  1. ^ "Haya baby name meaning, origin and description of Biblical character". www.biblical-baby-names.com. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  2. ^ Redmond Satran, Pamela; Rosenkrantz, Linda (February 20, 2007). The Baby Name Bible: The Ultimate Guide By America's Baby-Naming Experts. Macmillan. p. 56.
  3. ^ "evelyn | Origin and meaning of the name evelyn by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
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