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Subject: Re: Japanese Name
Author: ClaudiaS   (Authenticated as ClaudiaS)
Date: May 26, 2008 at 8:57:55 AM
Reply to: Re: Japanese Name by Jewel
Iva is not a Japanese name. Iva derives from Ivan, which is the Russian form of John, which means "God is gracious" in Hebrew. It has nothing to do with Japanese. In fact, the "v" sound does not exist in Japanese, so Iva would not even be used in Japan.

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