Yves - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Yves \

is pronounced eve. It is of French origin, and its meaning is "yew". Variant of the German name Ivo. Possibly an occupational name. Saint Yves (14th century) was a French lawyer and priest known as "an attorney who was an honest man". Familiar since the 1940s due to fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and singer/actor Yves Montand.

Yves has 7 variant forms: Evo, Ivar, Ives, Ivo, Iwo, Yvo and Yvon.

A baby name that sounds like Yves is Efisio.

Yves is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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