Jewish Baby Names

Eva

חַוָּה

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Biblical English
• Meaning: to live
• Eva is a varaint of the name Eve, who was the first woman according to the Torah. Her name comes from the root "to live" or "animal." She's described as the mother of all the living (or as we like to say, the OG Jewish mom). Ancient and elemental, Chava carries the depth of beginnings and the spark of creation.
• Alternate Spellings: Ava
• Hebrew Equivalent:
  Chava
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Joelle
  ,
  Eliza
  ,
  Caleb
  ,
  Levi
• Theme: life