Finally, it is worth noting that before the Fall, the woman is never actually called “Eve.” She is simply called “woman.” As Adam declares: “She shall be called Woman (Hebrew ‘ishah), because she was taken out of Man (Hebrew ‘ish)” (Genesis 2:23). If you keep reading Genesis, you will discover that Adam does not give her the name Eve until after they commit the first sin (Genesis 3:20).
– Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary, Brant Pitre (great read for the month of May 
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Image: Detail, Madonna della Vittoria by Andrea Mantegna
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