First names in Hebrew

First name Ava: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חוה

Gematria value: 19

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ava is written חוה

חוהThe Hebrew name EveIf your Ava is Eve, it is written חוה in Hebrew, Chavah, "the living one" (Genesis 3:20).Value: 19

אווהAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 18

Meaning and origin

What does Ava mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin: an old Germanic name, or a form of Eve, "the living one"
Origin: disputed

The origin of Ava is disputed. Some trace it to an old Germanic name, Aveza, borne in the Middle Ages; others see in it a form of Eve, Chavah in Hebrew, "the living one". Both readings exist, and neither is proven. The actress Ava Gardner made it famous in the mid-twentieth century, and it became one of the top girls' names of the 2000s.

Gematria

Ava = 19

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. חוה has 3 letters:

חthe letter Chet8
וthe letter Vav6
הthe letter He5
Total19

Written אווה (as it sounds in English), Ava is worth 18.

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Ava, from ח to ה:

חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹא־יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה׃

“Train a child according to his own way; even when he grows old, he will not turn from it.”

Proverbs 22:6

The book of your first name

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Ava, in Hebrew
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Ava, day to day
What tradition says about names
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Frequently asked

Ava in three answers

How do you write Ava in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ava is written חוה. As it sounds in English, it is written אווה.

What is the gematria value of Ava?
Written חוה, Ava is worth 19: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter He (5). Written אווה (as it sounds in English), it is worth 18.

What does Ava mean?
Of disputed origin: an old Germanic name, or a form of Eve, "the living one (origin: disputed). The origin of Ava is disputed. Some trace it to an old Germanic name, Aveza, borne in the Middle Ages; others see in it a form of Eve, Chavah in Hebrew, "the living one". Both readings exist, and neither is proven. The actress Ava Gardner made it famous in the mid-twentieth century, and it became one of the top girls' names of the 2000s.

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