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Yvelise

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Yvelisse, Ivelise and Ivelisse can be found around the world as variants of Yvelise.

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Yvelise is known and used in France since 1951:

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http://www.bebe-prenoms.com/pages/prenom-yvelise-20258.html

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but, in Québec it is an ancient name attested by Jean-Claude Huriaux:

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http://cafe.rapidus.net/jhuriaux/femmesy.html

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Usually, in France it is considered a creation from the root yv- (as in Yves or Yvain) and Élise or a variant of Yveline.

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I don't know why Yvelise (and other spellings) are used in Puerto Rico and among othe Spanish speaking communities, but it seems another example of use of foreign names (often misspelled), known via films, books or tv-shows. Perhaps a character in a French film?

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Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com

Ivelisse or Yvelisse would be a modern creation in Latin America, based on the French name Yveline and changing its ending to -is or -isse, which is a popular suffix for newly created names in Latin America. Yveline is a feminine form of Yves. Yves is a French name that goes back to an ancient Germanic word that meant "yew tree". Male names that have been used in Scandinavia that are derived from the same ancient Germanic word include Ivar and Iver, but I don't think it's accurate to say that Ivelisse itself has a "Scandinavian origin". :)

Where do you get this information?

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About the origin and meaning? What is the etymology? When this name was mentioned here before (http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=490788&board=gen and the reply to it), no such Scandinavian origin or meaning as you give was offered.