Eva · English girl’s name

Eva in Hawaiian is ʻEwa

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when V became W.

Say it

EH·vah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Eva in Hawaiian?

Eva is ʻEwa in Hawaiian, said EH-vah. The same form covers Eve, because Hawaiian writes both spellings the same way.

How Eva became ʻEwa

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Eva V became W. The ʻokina at the front is a consonant in Hawaiian, the catch in the voice before the first vowel.

ʻEwa has a page of its own as a Hawaiian given name, with its popularity and the names it is usually paired with.

How to say ʻEwa

Say it EH-vah, leaning on EH, sounding every vowel: e as in “bet”, a as in “father”. The ʻokina (ʻ) is a catch in the voice, the break in the middle of “uh-oh”. The pronunciation guide covers the whole system.

Where Eva comes from

Eva is the Latin form of the Hebrew Chavah, the name of the first woman in Genesis, usually explained as living or life. Most European languages use Eva, while English prefers Eve.

In Hawaiian it is ʻEwa, with V becoming W, the sound Hawaiian uses for both.

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What is Eva in Hawaiian?

Eva is ʻEwa in Hawaiian, pronounced EH-vah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s, and it covers Eve as well.

How do you pronounce ʻEwa?

EH-vah, with the stress on EH.

Why does ʻEwa look so different from Eva?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Eva, V became W.

Is ʻEwa a real Hawaiian name?

Yes, as a borrowed name. Hawaiian families have used ʻEwa since the 1800s, but it is Eva respelled, not a name built from Hawaiian words.

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