Iva (given name)
Iva is a given name.
Feminine name
Iva is a feminine given name found mostly in Slavic countries, but also occasionally in English-speaking countries and elsewhere. The name Iva comes from the Old Slavic name Ivana, which is the feminine form of the name Ivan. The root of the name Ivan is in the Hebrew name Yochanan, which means God is merciful or God's grace.Notable people with the name include:
- Iva Marín Adrichem, Dutch-Icelandic singer
- Iva Bigelow Weaver, American soprano singer, music educator
- Iva Bittová, Czech avant-garde violinist, singer and composer
- Iva Borović, Croatian basketball player
- Iva Budařová, Czech tennis player
- Iva Bukač, Croatian football player
- Iva Campbell Fallis, Canadian senator
- Iva Casuse Honwynum, Native American artist, social activist, and cultural practitioner
- Iva Ciglar, Croatian basketball player
- Iva Despić-Simonović, Yugoslav sculptor
- Iva Durham Vennard, American educator and religious figure
- Iva Frühlingová, Czech singer and model
- Iva Grbas, Croatian basketball player
- Iva Grijalva Pashova, Bulgarian-Nicaraguan beauty pageant contestant and model
- Iva Hercíková, Czech author
- Iva Janžurová, Czech actress
- Iva Jovic, American tennis player
- Iva Jurišić, Croatian volleyball player
- Iva Kitchell, American concert dancer, dance satirist and comedian
- Iva Landeka, Croatian football player
- Iva Majoli, Croatian tennis player
- Iva Mihanović, German-Croatian operatic soprano and concert singer
- Iva Mabelle Miller, American physician, medical missionary
- Iva Mišak, Croatian alpine skier
- Iva Miteva, Bulgarian lawyer and politician
- Iva Mladenovska, Macedonian handball player
- Iva Obradović, Serbian rower
- Iva Pacetti, Italian operatic dramatic soprano
- Iva Pekárková, Czech author
- Iva Perovanović, Montenegrin basketball player
- Iva Prandzheva, Bulgarian athlete jumper
- Iva Prčić, Serbian basketball player
- Iva J. Rider, the English name of Atalie Unkalunt, a Cherokee singer, interior designer, activist, and writer
- Iva Ritschelová, Czech economist
- Iva Radoš, Croatian taekwondo practitioner
- Iva Roglić, Serbian basketball player
- Iva Serdar, Croatian basketball player
- Iva Shepard, American silent film actress
- Iva Shkodreva-Karagiozova, Bulgarian biathlete
- Iva Sidash, Ukrainian photographer
- Iva Slišković, Croatian basketball player
- Iva Slonjšak, Croatian basketball player
- Iva Snyder, fictional character on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns
- Iva Stewart, American model and film actress
- Iva Tepeshanova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
- Iva Todorić, Croatian basketball player
- Iva Toguri, Japanese-American disc jockey and radio personality
- Iva Tolić, Croatian biophysicist
- Iva Videnova, Bulgarian chess player
- Iva Withers, Canadian-born American actress and singer
- Iva Yeo, Canadian politician
- Iva Zanicchi, Italian pop singer and politician
Masculine name
Iva is also a masculine name, found in Australia and New Zealand, as well as in Georgia. Notable people with the name include:- Iva Davies, Australian musician, leader of the band Icehouse
- Iva Gelashvili, Georgian football player
- Iva Pezuashvili, Georgian writer
- Iva Ropati, New Zealand rugby league footballer