Eeva is a feminine given name primarily found in

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

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Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

. It is a cognate of the

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Eve Eve is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the origin story, "Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the universe and its inhabitants came to be. Creation myths develop through oral traditions and there ...

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given name Eva. People bearing the name Eeva include: *

Eeva Haimi Eeva Haimi (born 15 December 1945) is a Finnish sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexic ...

(born 1945), Finnish sprinter *

Eeva Joenpelto Eeva Elisabeth Joenpelto (17 June 1921, Sammatti, Finland – 28 January 2004, Lohja, Finland), married name after 1945 Hellemann, was an award-winning Finnish novelist. Her writing is especially remembered for the Lohja tetralogy which depicted ...

(1921–2004), Finnish novelist *

Eeva Kilpi Eeva Karin Kilpi (née Salo; 18 February 1928, Hiitola) is a Finnish writer and feminist. Better known abroad than in Finland, her poetry, characterized as feminist humor, was discovered in the 1980s in Europe. Biography Eeva Karin Salo was bor ...

(born 1928), Finnish writer and feminist * Eeva Kuuskoski (born 1946), Finnish politician *

Eeva Park Eeva Park (born September 9, 1950 in Tallinn) is an Estonian writer. Life Park was born Eeva Hint in 1950. She is the daughter of writers Aadu Hint and Minni Nurme. After high school she worked as a silk and porcelain painter, and as an archival ...

(born 1950), Estonian writer *

Eeva Ruoppa Eeva Ruoppa (2 May 1932 Miehikkälä – 27 April 2013 Miehikkälä) was a cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the early 1960s. She won a bronze medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Val ...

(1932–2013), Finnish cross-country skier *

Eeva Saarinen Eeva Kuusela née Saarinen (born 12 June 1984 in Keuruu, Finland) is a female breaststroke swimmer from Finland. She competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and ...

(born 1984), Finnish breaststroke swimmer * Eeva Talsi (born 1988), Estonian violinist and singer *

Eeva Tikka Eeva Tikka (born 31 July 1939 in Ristiina) is a Finland, Finnish writer who wrote ''Hiljainen kesä'', which received the 1980 Thanks for the Book Award. References

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(born 1939), Finnish writer *

Eeva Turunen Eeva Turunen (née Viljanen; 22 June 1933 – 2015) was a Finnish secondary school teacher and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1983 to 1995, representing the National Coalition Party. Born in Valkjärvi on 22 June 1 ...

(1933–2015), Finnish politician

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