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.)
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