Is it permissible to name a newborn female "Eva," which means "Eve, the mother of humanity" and has Hebrew origins?
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If the name "Eva" is a Hebrew name specific to Jews, then it is not permissible for a Muslim woman to be named with it, due to the prohibition of imitating the disbelievers. A Muslim must name their children with names that connect them to Islam and Arabic. Umar ibn al-Khattab forbade imitating non-Arabs.
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