Where does “Iova” come from?

Iova (Latin) comes from English Iowa, from French Aiouez, from Dakota ayúxba — sleepy ones.

Iova (Latin): Iowa

Definitions

  1. Iowa

Ancestry of “Iova”, step by step

Iova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Iowa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIowaOne of the Native Americans formerly occupying...
2FrenchAiouez—
3Dakotaayúxbasleepy ones

via Biblical Hebrew יהוה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical Hebrewיהוה—
Every word from Dakota ayúxba →Every word from French Aiouez →Every word from English Iowa →