Eve
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The first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife.
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The first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife.
And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.
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An unspecified primordial woman, from whom many or all people are descended.
The Seven Daughters of Eve; Mitochondrial Eve
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A female given name from Hebrew.
"You were always a cynic," said Edith tolerantly. "I'm sure that Eve will want to have a baby - isn't that why we called her Eve?" "Of course not," said Herbert, as if the baby-cult had long been irritating him. "We called her Eve, or Evelyn, after your grandmother, who was going to leave, and did leave us some money."
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An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States.
Etymology
From Middle English Eve, Eue, from Old English Ēua, Ēfe, from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).
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A conventional name for an agent attempting to intercept a message sent by Alice that is intended for Bob.
Etymology
A pun on eavesdropper.
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An English surname.
Etymology
Either a variant of Eaves or a matronymic from the given name.
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Variant of EweAlternative spelling of Ewe.
Eve · The first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife.
Evelyn · A female given name from the Germanic languages.even · Flat and level.Even · A Tungusic language spoken by the Evens in Siberia and the…