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(Abrahamic religions) The first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife. quotations examples
And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Genesis 3:20
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.
1904, Mark Twain, Extracts from Adam's Diary
An unspecified primordial woman, from whom many or all people are descended. examples
A female given name from Hebrew. quotations examples
"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."
1970, L.P.Hartley, My Sister's Keeper, page 113
An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States. examples
An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States. examples
(cryptography) A conventional name for an agent attempting to intercept a message sent by Alice that is intended for Bob. examples
An English surname. examples