Ieva

See also: ieva and Ievā

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1743. From Latin Eva, ultimately from Hebrew. Also a plant name from ieva (“bird cherry”).

Proper noun

Ieva f (4th declension)

  1. Eve (biblical character)
  2. a female given name

Declension
Declension of Ieva (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) Ieva —
accusative (akuzatīvs) Ievu —
genitive (ģenitīvs) Ievas —
dative (datīvs) Ievai —
instrumental (instrumentālis) Ievu —
locative (lokatīvs) Ievā —
vocative (vokatīvs) Ieva —

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Ieva was the only given name of 9109 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Ievà f stress pattern 4

  1. Eve (biblical character)
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Eve or Eva

Declension
    Declension of Ievà
nominative Ievà
genitive Ievõs
dative Iẽvai
accusative Iẽvą
instrumental Ievà
locative Ievojè
vocative Iẽva
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