Efa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Efa

What is the meaning of the name Efa ?

The baby name Efa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Welsh: /ˈɛva/ (EH-va). Anglicized: /ˈɛfə/ (EF-uh)..

Efa is Welsh in Origin.

Efa is the Welsh form of Eva/Eve, deriving ultimately from Hebrew Chavah (Hawwāh), the biblical name interpreted as “life,” “living one,” or “source of life.” The spelling reflects Welsh phonology, where f is pronounced v, yielding EH-va. As a succinct, traditional choice, Efa carries the venerable associations of the first woman in Genesis and the broader pan-European Eva/Eve tradition.

The name entered consistent Welsh use through early modern Bible culture - most notably William Morgan’s 1588 Welsh translation - then persisted in chapel communities, saw Victorian and 20th‑century revival alongside Welsh-language renewal, and remains familiar in contemporary Wales. Close international variants include Eva (English, Spanish, Scandinavian), Eve (English), Ève (French), Éva (Hungarian), Ewa (Polish), Ieva (Latvian/Lithuanian), and Hava/Hawwa (Hebrew/Arabic). Though its sound may recall Irish Aoife, that is a separate name from Old Irish Aífe meaning “beauty, radiance.”