Yvon

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Pronounced： [ - ]
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Usage：French

Meaning & History：

Medieval diminutive of YVES.

YVES male French

Medieval French form of IVO (1). This was the name of two French saints: an 11th-century bishop of Chartres and a 13th-century parish priest and lawyer, also known as Ivo of Kermartin, the patron saint of Brittany.

IVO (1) male German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Czech, Ancient Germanic

Germanic name, originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element iv meaning "yew". Alternative theories suggest that it may in fact be derived from a cognate Celtic element. This was the name of several saints (who are also commonly known as Saint Yves or Ives).

Names related to Yvon：

FULL FORMS

FRENCH: Yves

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Ivo

BRETON: Erwan, Erwann

CZECH: Ivo

DUTCH: Ivo, Yvo

GERMAN: Ivo, Yvo

HISTORY: Ives

ITALIAN: Ivo

POLISH: Iwo