Iva (3)

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Feminine form of IVO (1).

IVO (1)   male   German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Czech, Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element iv meaning "yew". Alternative theories suggest that it may in fact be derived from a cognate Celtic element. This was the name of several saints (who are also commonly known as Saint Yves or Ives).
EQUIVALENTS
BULGARIAN: Ivet
CZECH: Iveta
ENGLISH: Evette, Yvette
FRENCH: Yvette
SLOVAK: Iveta
SPANISH: Ivette
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
CROATIAN: Ivona
CZECH: Ivka, Ivona
DANISH: Yvonne
DUTCH: Ivonne, Yvonne
ENGLISH: Evonne, Ivonette, Lavone, Lavonne, Yvonne
FRENCH: Yvonne
GERMAN: Ivonne, Yvonne
MACEDONIAN: Ivona
NORWEGIAN: Yvonne
POLISH: Iwona
SLOVAK: Ivona
SPANISH: Ivonne
SWEDISH: Yvonne
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Ivo
BRETON: Erwan, Erwann
CZECH: Ivo
DUTCH: Ivo, Yvo
FRENCH: Yves, Yvon
GERMAN: Ivo, Yvo
HISTORY: Ives
ITALIAN: Ivo
POLISH: Iwo
PORTUGUESE: Ivo