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Eva

English translation/equivalent: Eva, Eve

Origin: Derived originally from the Hebrew Hawah, adopted into the Greek and Latin Eua, Heva, or Eva, and is interpreted as "mother of the living."

Name Day/Onomastico: November 1—La Festa d'Ognissanti (All Saint's Day), day in which all saints not represented on the calendar are remembered.

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