eva

1. not comparablepronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of ever.

plural EVAs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablespace flightInitialism of extravehicular activity.

   Zaine is fit and has plenty of EVA experience, moving easily in her suit.

   2019, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Ruin, Macmillan, page 338

2. abbreviationacronymcountableuncountablechemistryAcronym of ethylene-vinyl acetate.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of extreme value analysis.
4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of economic value added.

1. A female given name from Latin, ultimately from Hebrew.

   "Eve," said Poirot thoughtfully. "The fashions in names change, do they not? Hardly ever, nowadays, do you hear of an Eva. But Eve, it is popular."

   1951, Agatha Christie, Mrs. McGinty's Dead, Bantam Books, published 1988, →ISBN, page 150

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   Mrs Saunders referred to Aoife throughout this talk as 'Eva' and when Gretta corrected her, Mrs Saunders replied that didn't Gretta think it would be better 'for everyone' to use what she termed 'the proper spelling' of the name? If only to give Eva a better chance of learning to write it?

   2013, Maggie O'Farrell, Instructions for a Heatwave, Tinder Press, →ISBN, page 79

1. abbreviationclippingClipping of Neon Genesis Evangelion.