Eve- negative reaction

writerkms

Hi ladies! I need some opinions.  DH and I really like the name Eve.  The only person I told so far was my best friend.  She said she thought we would be crazy to use this name.  She said a lot of people will think of Eve in the Bible- the cause of all the world's sin and that it is a very negative name.  What do you think?  I don't want to strap my daughter with a bad name but I think it is pretty and feminine.  Thanks!

WashingtonQueen

I am giving your friend a serious side eye, she is crazy.

Eve is beautiful!

SpruceGrouse

I think it is a beautiful name.

TheWop

Eve is a great name.  Ignore your friend.

capulet

I don't know anyone named Eve, but there are at least three girls at DD's Catholic school named Eva, and it's never even crossed my mind that people who believe in original sin would have a problem with it.  She's also the mother of humankind, after all, so there's a very positive association to balance out the negative.  I think Eve is a lovely name.

lizzybean

It is pretty. Your friend is crazycakes.

jobiann

WashingtonQueen:

I am giving your friend a serious side eye, she is crazy.

Eve is beautiful!

This...Eve is a very pretty, classic name. 

nlscroggins

WashingtonQueen:

I am giving your friend a serious side eye, she is crazy.

Eve is beautiful!

this, word for word  

MySallyGirl

My friend made this comment about my niece Eva too.  I thought it was a dumb comment.  People only say it because Eve/Eva haven't been getting more popular again until more recently.  I never heard anyone making this kind of comment about Adam for a little boy but that was only because they had heard it more and it had more associations for them.  Anyways she is the only one I have ever heard say this until this post today.  Lame.  When they know your Eve they will have something positive to think of instead.  I would never let someone's dumb comment stop me from using it.  It's a great name!

ObLaDi

I agree with everyone else. Crazy friend, lovely name.

neverblushed

I think Eve is a lovely name!  My first and foremost thought is not about sin when I hear it. 

starshineamator

I agree with all the PPs, it is a lovely name and I can't imagine you'd get comments like that, or that she would. I knew an Eve in college and it suited her just fine. Plus, another PP made a great point about Adam- nobody would say that to him/his parents! If you love the name, and YH does too, go for it! 

llewzier

I have never even thought of the negative that went with the name. I always think of her being the first woman and mother to all.

I think you are safe with it FEW will ever think of the negative. 

Mochadoodle

It's NMS, but it's an alright name.

missingmountains

I usually lurk, but I had to chime in. Our DD is Eve. We are religious and well-aware of the story.

1/ no one says that to Adam's parents, which is a reflection of the history of reading the Bible in misogynistic ways.

2/ Eve means life and breath, as well as mother of all living. That's a STRONG, vibrant name (Adam pretty much means dirt, FWIW).

3/ If we didn't use biblical names associated with ambiguous stories, we wouldn't use most biblical names.

BabyMayinMarch

Eve is pretty! 

martha919

Yeah...in the Orthodox Church, Eve is still a Saint, so...no, I don't think anyone would say "OMG, Eve was the first sinner!!!! BOOO!!!" It's a great name, and FTR, in Orthodox tradition Adam and Eve were the first redeemed when Christ "broke the bonds of hedes", and that's pretty darn awesome if you ask me. It actually makes me want to name MY daughter Eve!

evaazalea

My Mom's name is Eve, I cannot think of a single time I have ever heard someone make a comment like that. 

g8trkim

Eve is familiar enough so that people don't automatically make a negative connotation. I think your friend is overthinking it.

austenreader85

Eve is a beautiful name your friend is crazy.

My own religious views include God's desire to provide redemption for mankind so Eve AND Adam were an integral part of that.   There are a lot of positives to balance out the negative.  Also, every name unless newly invented (and therefore not a name IMO) is connected to a person who has done something wrong or evil, most Bible names even come from a person with a long history of bad as well as good. 

BLPL101

My mom said the same thing when I mentioned that DH and I liked Adam. Eve is completely NMS, but I don't agree with your friend.

Pas1224

I would not think that at all!  I am adopted and my foster family (the 1st 2 weeks of my life...this is not my name now) named me Christy Carol Eve   I was born on Christmas Eve and Christy Carol is like Christmas Carol.  I have always liked Eve.

kimmycup

It's not my style, but it's an okay name. I do not think of evil sins when I think of it though lol. 

LindsayDesigner

Your friend is full of crap.

Eve is a beautiful name!

Fianschneid

WashingtonQueen:

I am giving your friend a serious side eye, she is crazy.

Eve is beautiful!

This. Eve is a lovely name.

bsinno

WashingtonQueen:

I am giving your friend a serious side eye, she is crazy.

Eve is beautiful!

 

agreed. Eve is lovely 

AimnJus917

WashingtonQueen:

I am giving your friend a serious side eye, she is crazy.

Eve is beautiful!

This and this is precisely why we don't tell anyone names until after birth.  Negative opinions are not welcome!

hoopduck

Your friend is a nutter - Eve is a wonderful name. Why not hate Rachel, or Peter, Paul, and Jonas because hey they were all in the bible. lol

megemoney

I think your friend is either dumb or has ulterior motives.  Either she doesn't like it and doesn't want to hurt you, or loves it and wants to keep it for herself. 

I will name my daughter Eva.  It was my great-grandmother's name and I love it.  I really like Eve as well.  

Krisands

Beautiful name! Your friend is crazy I'm sorry. But I have never ever thought about that connection!

kali55

I really like Eve and I don't think about the Bible when I hear it

alohamora

I think Eve is lovely and classy.  Your friend is odd.

Lue94

What?!? First off, Eve was not the cause of the world's sin, Adam was. It wasn't until Adam ate of the fruit that sin came about. I used to be a Sunday School teacher, so your friend sounds a bit off. Sorry.

As for the name Eve, it's beautiful! It crossed my mind because DH's name starts with E. 

RedInLove

Beautiful name. She's stretching on the evil Bible reference. It's a lovely name, and I've never ONCE thought of the Bible when hearing the name Eve. Or Adam, for that matter.