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What does Yvette mean?
Yvette 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced ee-VET, i-VET. It is of French origin, and the meaning of Yvette is "yew". Feminine of Yves; diminutive of Yvonne. Actress Yvette Mimieux.
ENDS WITH -ette
ASSOCIATED WITH yew (tree)
Variations
VARIANTS Ivett, Ivetta, Ivette▼, Yevette, Yvedt, Yvetta
RELATED FORMS VIA YVONNE Evette, Iveta, Lavette, Yuette, Yvett
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Yvette Stevie (Y.S.), ..
How popular is Yvette?
Yvette is a very prominent first name for females (#348 out of 4276, Top 8%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Yvette entered the list in 1900-1909 and reached its highest position of #172 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, and is at #1699 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Evette, Ivette, Lavette, Yevette and Yvonne (#1774 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) are the popular alternative forms of Yvette (#1699). These relations of Yvette reached the peak of their popularity 58 years ago (AVERAGE #931) and have become significantly less popular since, with forms like Yvonne becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Yvette▼ is pronounced similarly to Eevette and Eyvette. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alette, Anette, Arette, Bette▼, Brette, Ervette, Evetta, Grette, Hette, Huette, Idette, Irvette, Jette, Joette, Mette, Odette, Olette, Orette, Ryette, Wyette, Yetta▼, Yette, Yettie, Yolette and Ysotte. These names tend to be less frequently used than Yvette.
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