[Facts] Re: Japanese Name Iva
The claimed meaning of "yew tree" for Iva is possible but, as you pointed, of course not for a suposed Japanese origin.Iva is a feminine form of Ivo (Spanish and other languages equivalent to the French Yves), that means "yew tree".(How in the world they mixed that with the Japanese is a complete mystery to me.)Lumia
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