eve

UK /iːv/ US /iːv/
name 8noun 4

Definitions

noun

1

The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

2

Evening, night.

I love to see the shaking twig / Dance till the shut of eve

And has she tired of weeping / As she lies down at eve.

3

The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced

the eve of a scientific discovery

name

1

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.

2

An unspecified primordial woman, from whom many or all people are descended.

The Seven Daughters of Eve; Mitochondrial Eve

3

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."

4

An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States.

5

An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States.

name

1

A conventional name for an agent attempting to intercept a message sent by Alice that is intended for Bob.

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