Ivo

\i.vo\♂French boy's name

At a glance

GenderMasculine
Pronunciation\i.vo\
Also spelledYvo

Origin and meaning

Latinate form of a medieval name of Old French origin, from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (“yew, bow”). Name of French and English saints. Cognate with modern French Yves.

Where it is mostly given

  • Italy
  • Portugal
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
  • Estonia
  • Latvia
  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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