Thoughts on Eva?

[Cupkate1]

So I just wanted to hear your honest opinions on the name Eva. I appreciate all your opinions both negative and positive. Also, any middle name ideas?

Lovely name

It’s fine as long as the popularity doesn’t put you off. Goes with all the Evie, Evelyn, Eve, Ava names that are really popular.

I really like it.

Lovely name.

As pp have said there are a lot of very similar names which are very very popular. It's likely to be mistaken for the ubiquitous Ava from time to time.

Not if your surname is Smith, however, as undoubtedly GCSE students will still be flogging their way through An Inspector bloody Calls in seventeen years' time.

It's a lovely name (I have a beautiful daughter called Eva so am biased). It means "life" and is a very old name, so I say go with it! If the popularity of it bothers you, Ava is a less well used option or possibly Evelyn?

Both of your suggestions are more popular than Eva! Ava is the fourth most popular name in England and Wales. It really is not a less well-used option I am afraid.

Nice name. Think I have a preference for evie But with Eva you also have the option to sometimes use evie or eve aswell. Personally popularity doesn’t bother me, there is a reason why names are popular.

Eve is also very nice. But a bit biblical for me.

I don't like it at all, or Ava or Evelyn or Ivy.
Eve is nice but Evie, Eva, Ava, Evelyn and Ivy are too popular

there is a reason why names are popular - yes, fashion, and the names usually date badly

It’s a pretty name, as is Eve- as long as the popularity doesn’t put you off :)

Dependant on your surname perhaps a longer middle name would suit? My suggestions for you:

Eva Catherine
Eva Caroline
Eva Charlotte
Eva Lilian
Eva Eleanor
Eva Elizabeth
Eva Saffron
Eva Matilda
Eva Penelope
Eva Gabrielle
Eva Annabel
Eva Isabelle

Hopefully they give you some ideas :)

Overdone. Every other child is Eva/Ava/Evie etc these days.

I love it. It's more elegant than Ava, Evie, Evelyn etc. More grown up.

Love it.

Lovely name. Be aware that alternative (valid) pronunciations are increasingly widespread. DD has two friends called Eva but one is eeva and the other is evva and I have to make a conscious effort to remember which is which.

Aoife is also very lovely but perhaps not the one if you don’t have Irish heritage.

very popular name, as is the Gaelic Aoife, sounds like Eefuh, a pretty, feminine name, Eve is also a popular middle name it seems -

I like it. Works on a child and an adult, and in any situation really. Obviously very popular, but I wouldn't be too bothered by that if you love the name.

Really like it but so overused as every child seems to be an Eva/Evie/Ava/Evelyn all with Rose/May/Grace as a middle name.

Eva is nice though too commonly used right now.
Do you like Genevieve?

It's nice but overused

Sorry but soooooo bored of all Eve derivative names. Very generic. Pretty much every other girl round here is called an tupe Eve name. One to avoid she won’t thank you.

It's ok. But 50% will say eeva. 50% will say ayva.
I say Eva myself as in Peron.

I don't like it. Bland.

Extremely bland.
Ten a penny.

I like it. It's good for an adult as well as a child, unlike many names. When I was a child there were four Davids in my class. It being popular doesn't matter.

It’s a lovely name and, for what it’s worth there are none in any of my grandkids primary school/nursery classes.