eaves

noun

edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /iːvz/ / /ivz/

name

Etymology: English surname, from Middle English atte evese (“at the border, edge”), from Old English efes. Compare Reeves. Also sometimes a variant of Eve.

A surname.
A hamlet in Woodplumpton parish, city of Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4937).

noun

Etymology: From eave + -s, from a misinterpretation of the -s ending of eaves as forming a plural.

plural of eave