Comments for the name Iva

In Bulgaria, the name day of Iva is celebrated on 7th January.

It is also an old word for "weeping willow".

"I" in "Iva" is pronounced [i], not [i:], and not as the diphthong [ai]!

A famous bearer is Croatian actress Iva Hasperger - born 10th March 1977 in Zagreb.

A famous bearers:
Actress Iva Janžurová
Singer Iva Frühlingová
Writer Iva Hercíková.

Also a girls name in Slovenia.

I think this name is quite pretty.

Pronounced English, [IE-vuh], I love the name.
In my opinion, you can pronounce a name in your own language as long as you don't mix up the pronunciations of two different languages.

Another famous bearer is Czech-Indian actress/singer Iva Bittová.

"Iva" means "sarcasm", "ridicule" and "mockery" in Finnish. :/

Seems that Iva might also be used as alternative to Eva, aka Eve, from the Bible. I has similar sound qualities under certain conditions as E, and therefore is often used as a substitute.

This name is NOT a short form of IVANA! It's a name itself! (It has its own name day in the Czech Republic - December 1.) To be true - I hate when people call me Ivana.

Iva IS a short form of Ivana!

Iva Pacovská is fictional character from the TV show "Comeback". She is played by Kristýna Leichtová.

Czech, Slovak, Polish, English and German pronunciation is "EE-vah".

While usually thought of as a short form of Ivana or feminine form of Ivo, Iva can also derive from the name of the tree "Goat willow" or "Pussy willow" (Salix caprea) in various Slavic languages: vrba iva (Slovene, Croatian, Serbian), vrba jíva (Czech), wierzba iwa (Polish) etc.

Iva is a really small town in South Carolina. (Obviously not famous, lol).

Iva can be interpreted as "warrior armed with yew bow."

This is my middle name and I absolutely LOVE it!
However, Iva means "yew" among other things and is NOT a shortened version of Ivana! /:(

Iva isn't short form of Ivana. It is derived from the Old German word iwa meaning "yew".

Iva wasn't my original name given by parents. I never got familiarized with my previous name and got teased by other people because of it, so I decided to change it to Iva, which sooner became my nickname. I like that name and it is commonly used in Czech Republic, not like my previous, uncommon name.