Iva (iiba) in Japanese

The name Iva in Japanese Katakana is イイバ which in romaji is iiba. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Iva in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is いいば.

How do you write Iva in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "iva" is 伊波 (いば). The pronunciation is i-ba. The kanji means "this wave".

The western meaning of the name "Iva" is derived from the Latin word "iva" meaning "yew tree". The closest matching Kanji name based on this western meaning is 杉 (Sugi). It is pronounced "su-gi" and the Kanji means "cedar tree".

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