Yves (given name)

Pronunciation	/ˈiːv/ French: [iv]
Gender	Male
Meaning	yew
Region of origin	Francophone countries
Related names	Erwan, Evette, Ives, Ivet, Iveta, Ivette, Ivo, , Yvette, , Yve

Yves (French pronunciation: ​[iv]) is a common French male given name of Germanic origin derived from Proto-Germanic *īwaz, *īhwaz (compare Icelandic ýr), masculine variant of *īwō (compare Dutch ijf, German Eibe), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHweh₂, meaning yew). Related names include Erwan, Evette, Ives, Ivet, Iveta, Ivette, Ivo, , Yve, Yvette (the feminine form of Yves), , Yvon, , and many other diminutives (mainly from Brittany).

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