eva

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈiːvə/

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/ˈiːvə/ · /ˈeɪvə/

Definition of eva

7 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of extravehicular activity.

“Zaine is fit and has plenty of EVA experience, moving easily in her suit.”

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of extravehicular activity.

“Zaine is fit and has plenty of EVA experience, moving easily in her suit.”
(abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable)Acronym of ethylene-vinyl acetate.
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of extreme value analysis.
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of economic value added.

adv

name

A female given name from Latin, ultimately from Hebrew.

“"Eve," said Poirot thoughtfully. "The fashions in names change, do they not? Hardly ever, nowadays, do you hear of an Eva. But Eve, it is popular."”
“Mrs Saunders referred to Aoife throughout this talk as 'Eva' and when Gretta corrected her, Mrs Saunders replied that didn't Gretta think it would be better 'for everyone' to use what she termed 'the proper spelling' of the name? If only to give Eva a better chance of learning to write it?”
(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

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The (Vulgate) Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā). A Latinate variant of the English Eve.

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