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What does Iva mean?
Iva 
▼ as a name for girls is an Old English and Hebrew name, and the name Iva means "God is gracious". Iva is an alternate form of Ivana (Czechoslovakian, Slavic, Hebrew): feminine of Ivan. Iva is also a variant of Ivy (Old English): name from nature. Iva is also used as a variant of Jane (Hebrew).
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, gracious
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA IVANA, IVY, JANE Ivalyn, Ivania, Ivanka, Ivanna▲, Ivanya, Jan▼, Jana▼, Jean▼, Joan▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Iva Bowie (I.B.), ..
How popular is Iva?
Iva is a very popular first name for females (#562 out of 4276, Top 13%) but a rare last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Iva reached its peak rank of #113 in the U.S. during the years 1890-1899, and is currently at #1892. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Iva (#1892 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) are Ivana (#1187), Ivanka, Ivanna (#566), Ivey (#1929), Ivie, Ivy (#86), Jan, Jana (#984), Jane (#291), Jean and Joan (#1727). These forms of Iva were popular 9 decades ago (AVERAGE #1104) and have become significantly less conventional since (#1388, DOWN 89%), with forms like Joan becoming less trendy. Ivana, Ivanna and Ivy are three of the more contemporarily stylish girl names in this list.
Similar Names
Iva▼ is pronounced similarly to Ava▲, Avah▲, Avia, Aviah, Avie, Ayva▲, Eeva, Eva▼, Evah, Evey, Evia, Evie▲, Evvy, Evy, Wava and Yeva. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ida▼, Ila▼, Ima▼, Ina▼, Ira, Isa and Ita. These names tend to be less commonly used than Iva.
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