Yves
\iv\♂French boy's name
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \iv\ |
| Also spelled | Ives |
| Compound names | Jacques-Yves, Jean-Yves, Pierre-Yves, Yves-François, Yves-Marie |
Origin and meaning
Unclear still today, either short form of Germanic or Celtic compound names beginning with iv- "yew" - see Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (“yew”) and Proto-Celtic *iwos (“yew”), both from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (“yew”).
Where it is mostly given
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
- Croatia
Around the world
- EnglishIvo
- BretonIf, Erwan, Youenn
- CroatianIv, Ivo
- ItalianIvo
- PolishIwo
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: WikiLucas00 (Lyon (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).