Eva

エヴァ

Eva

Also written エーファ.

Eva in Japanese katakana, エヴァ (Eva), with a red seal
Eva in katakana, on its card with a red seal. To keep it, save the picture; to make one with your full name, use the tool.

How It Is Said

  1. エe
  2. ヴァva

Eva: two beats, each about the same length. Japanese has no strong stress, so the name is said evenly, beat by beat.

By Language

LanguageKatakanaRōmajiNote
German エヴァ Eva the usual form
エーファ Ēfa also in use
Spanish エバ Eba the usual form
エヴァ Eva also in use
Dutch エーファ Ēfa the usual form
エヴァ Eva also in use

What Happens to the Sounds

  • A small kana joins the one before it into one beat: ヴァ (va).
  • In Spanish, v is said like b, so it is written with the b row: バ (ba); so in Spanish, Eva is エバ (Eba).
  • Dutch v is close to f: ファ (fa); so in Dutch, Eva is エーファ (Ēfa).

To Type It

On a computer with Japanese input switched on, type eva, then press F7 on Windows or Control+K on a Mac to turn it into katakana. On a phone, type the same letters with the Japanese keyboard and choose エヴァ among the suggestions.

The Same Name in Other Languages

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Why Katakana

In Japan, names from abroad are written in katakana, the script for words from other languages. Kanji versions of Western names are mostly invented, and a Japanese reader often sees odd meanings in them; the katakana is what a Japanese person would really write. More on katakana and names

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