# Eeva
## Estonian
### Proper noun

Eeva
* Eve (wife of Adam)
* a female given name of biblical origin (more common in the form Eva)

#### Related terms

* Ave, Eevi, Eva, Eve, Evi, Evelin, Ivi, Ivika

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeːʋɑ/, [ˈe̞ːʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eːʋɑ
* Hyphenation: Ee‧va

### Etymology 1

From Latin Ē̆va, from Ancient Greek Εὔᾱ (Eúā), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā́).

#### Proper noun

Eeva
* a female given name, equivalent to English Eve
** 1986, Vuokko Tolonen, Lastenhuone, Otava, →ISBN, page 109:―Miks ton likan nimi on Eeva?Why's that girl called Eeva?
* Eve (wife of Adam)
** 1933, Bible, Genesis 3:20:Ja mies antoi vaimolleen nimen Eeva, sillä hänestä tuli kaiken elävän äiti.And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

##### Usage notes

* One of the most popular female names in Finland since the Reformation.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of Eeva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eevani
Eevani
accusative
nom.
Eevani
Eevani
gen.
Eevani
genitive
Eevani
Eevojeni Eevaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Eevaani
Eevojani
inessive
Eevassani
Eevoissani
elative
Eevastani
Eevoistani
illative
Eevaani
Eevoihini
adessive
Eevallani
Eevoillani
ablative
Eevaltani
Eevoiltani
allative
Eevalleni
Eevoilleni
essive
Eevanani
Eevoinani
translative
Eevakseni
Eevoikseni
abessive
Eevattani
Eevoittani
instructive
comitative
—Eevoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eevasi
Eevasi
accusative
nom.
Eevasi
Eevasi
gen.
Eevasi
genitive
Eevasi
Eevojesi Eevaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Eevaasi
Eevojasi
inessive
Eevassasi
Eevoissasi
elative
Eevastasi
Eevoistasi
illative
Eevaasi
Eevoihisi
adessive
Eevallasi
Eevoillasi
ablative
Eevaltasi
Eevoiltasi
allative
Eevallesi
Eevoillesi
essive
Eevanasi
Eevoinasi
translative
Eevaksesi
Eevoiksesi
abessive
Eevattasi
Eevoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Eevoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eevamme
Eevamme
accusative
nom.
Eevamme
Eevamme
gen.
Eevamme
genitive
Eevamme
Eevojemme Eevaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Eevaamme
Eevojamme
inessive
Eevassamme
Eevoissamme
elative
Eevastamme
Eevoistamme
illative
Eevaamme
Eevoihimme
adessive
Eevallamme
Eevoillamme
ablative
Eevaltamme
Eevoiltamme
allative
Eevallemme
Eevoillemme
essive
Eevanamme
Eevoinamme
translative
Eevaksemme
Eevoiksemme
abessive
Eevattamme
Eevoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Eevoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eevanne
Eevanne
accusative
nom.
Eevanne
Eevanne
gen.
Eevanne
genitive
Eevanne
Eevojenne Eevainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Eevaanne
Eevojanne
inessive
Eevassanne
Eevoissanne
elative
Eevastanne
Eevoistanne
illative
Eevaanne
Eevoihinne
adessive
Eevallanne
Eevoillanne
ablative
Eevaltanne
Eevoiltanne
allative
Eevallenne
Eevoillenne
essive
Eevananne
Eevoinanne
translative
Eevaksenne
Eevoiksenne
abessive
Eevattanne
Eevoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Eevoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eevansa
Eevansa
accusative
nom.
Eevansa
Eevansa
gen.
Eevansa
genitive
Eevansa
Eevojensa Eevainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Eevaansa
Eevojaan Eevojansa
inessive
Eevassaan Eevassansa
Eevoissaan Eevoissansa
elative
Eevastaan Eevastansa
Eevoistaan Eevoistansa
illative
Eevaansa
Eevoihinsa
adessive
Eevallaan Eevallansa
Eevoillaan Eevoillansa
ablative
Eevaltaan Eevaltansa
Eevoiltaan Eevoiltansa
allative
Eevalleen Eevallensa
Eevoilleen Eevoillensa
essive
Eevanaan Eevanansa
Eevoinaan Eevoinansa
translative
Eevakseen Eevaksensa
Eevoikseen Eevoiksensa
abessive
Eevattaan Eevattansa
Eevoittaan Eevoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Eevoineen Eevoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* Eeva-Liisa

##### Related terms

* Eevi
* Eveliina

##### Statistics

* Eeva is the 27th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 20,073 female individuals (and as a middle name to 6,038 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Etymology 2

From a Karelian vernacular form of the Eastern Orthodox name Ieva, from Russian Евфимий (Jevfimij).

#### Proper noun

Eeva
* a Finnish surname

##### Declension

Possessive forms of Eeva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eevani
Eevani
accusative
nom.
Eevani
Eevani
gen.
Eevani
genitive
Eevani
Eevojeni Eevaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Eevaani
Eevojani
inessive
Eevassani
Eevoissani
elative
Eevastani
Eevoistani
illative
Eevaani
Eevoihini
adessive
Eevallani
Eevoillani
ablative
Eevaltani
Eevoiltani
allative
Eevalleni
Eevoilleni
essive
Eevanani
Eevoinani
translative
Eevakseni
Eevoikseni
abessive
Eevattani
Eevoittani
instructive
comitative
—Eevoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eevasi
Eevasi
accusative
nom.
Eevasi
Eevasi
gen.
Eevasi
genitive
Eevasi
Eevojesi Eevaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Eevaasi
Eevojasi
inessive
Eevassasi
Eevoissasi
elative
Eevastasi
Eevoistasi
illative
Eevaasi
Eevoihisi
adessive
Eevallasi
Eevoillasi
ablative
Eevaltasi
Eevoiltasi
allative
Eevallesi
Eevoillesi
essive
Eevanasi
Eevoinasi
translative
Eevaksesi
Eevoiksesi
abessive
Eevattasi
Eevoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Eevoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eevamme
Eevamme
accusative
nom.
Eevamme
Eevamme
gen.
Eevamme
genitive
Eevamme
Eevojemme Eevaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Eevaamme
Eevojamme
inessive
Eevassamme
Eevoissamme
elative
Eevastamme
Eevoistamme
illative
Eevaamme
Eevoihimme
adessive
Eevallamme
Eevoillamme
ablative
Eevaltamme
Eevoiltamme
allative
Eevallemme
Eevoillemme
essive
Eevanamme
Eevoinamme
translative
Eevaksemme
Eevoiksemme
abessive
Eevattamme
Eevoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Eevoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eevanne
Eevanne
accusative
nom.
Eevanne
Eevanne
gen.
Eevanne
genitive
Eevanne
Eevojenne Eevainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Eevaanne
Eevojanne
inessive
Eevassanne
Eevoissanne
elative
Eevastanne
Eevoistanne
illative
Eevaanne
Eevoihinne
adessive
Eevallanne
Eevoillanne
ablative
Eevaltanne
Eevoiltanne
allative
Eevallenne
Eevoillenne
essive
Eevananne
Eevoinanne
translative
Eevaksenne
Eevoiksenne
abessive
Eevattanne
Eevoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Eevoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eevansa
Eevansa
accusative
nom.
Eevansa
Eevansa
gen.
Eevansa
genitive
Eevansa
Eevojensa Eevainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Eevaansa
Eevojaan Eevojansa
inessive
Eevassaan Eevassansa
Eevoissaan Eevoissansa
elative
Eevastaan Eevastansa
Eevoistaan Eevoistansa
illative
Eevaansa
Eevoihinsa
adessive
Eevallaan Eevallansa
Eevoillaan Eevoillansa
ablative
Eevaltaan Eevaltansa
Eevoiltaan Eevoiltansa
allative
Eevalleen Eevallensa
Eevoilleen Eevoillensa
essive
Eevanaan Eevanansa
Eevoinaan Eevoinansa
translative
Eevakseen Eevaksensa
Eevoikseen Eevoiksensa
abessive
Eevattaan Eevattansa
Eevoittaan Eevoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Eevoineen Eevoinensa :

##### Statistics

* The surname Eeva belongs to 244 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN