Ives - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Ives \i-ves\ is pronounced eve. It is of Scandinavian and Old German origin, and its meaning is "archer's bow; yew wood". Possibly an occupational name for "archer" since yew wood was used for bows. Variant of Yves, from Ivar. Ivo is a saint's name.

Ives has 9 variant forms: Ivair, Ivar, Iven, Iver, Ivo, Ivon, Ivor, Yves and Yvo.

A baby name that sounds like Ives is Efisio.

Ives is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ives. Click here to compare Ives with related baby names.