Ivo
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| Pronunciation | English: /ˈiːvoʊ/ Serbo-Croatian: [ǐːʋo] Italian: [ˈiːvo] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Ivan (for Slavic) |
| Region of origin | medieval France, Normandy; Balkans |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Yves; Ivica, Ivor, Ivaylo |
Ivo is a masculine given name, in use in various European languages (especially in Italian). The name used in western European languages originates as a Normannic name recorded since the High Middle Ages, and the French name Yves is a variant of it. The unrelated South Slavic name is a variant of the name Ivan (John).
Origins
The name is recorded from the High Middle Ages among the Normans of France and England (Yvo of Chartres, born c. 1040). The name's etymology may be either Germanic or Celtic, in either case deriving from a given name with a first element meaning "yew" (Gaulish Ivo-, Germanic Iwa-).[1] The name may have been spread by the cult of Saint Ivo (d. 1303), patron saint of Brittany.
The Slavic name is a hypocorism, like its variant Ivica.[1]
Variations
Ivo has the genitive form of "Ives" in the place name St Ives. In France, the usual variation of the name is Yves. In the Hispanic countries of Latin America, the name is commonly spelled Evo.
Feminine equivalents of the name include Iva, Eva, and Yvette, amongst others.
People
Medieval
- Saint Ivo of Chartres, French bishop and confessor
- Saint Ivo of Kermartin, Breton advocate for the poor
- Saint Ivo of Ramsey, Cornish bishop
- Ivo Taillebois, Huscarl of William the Conqueror
- Ivo de Grandmesnil, English crusader
Modern
- Ivo Andrić, Nobel prize winner, Serbo-Croatian writer
- Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley, England cricket captain
- Ivo Caprino, Norwegian filmmaker
- Ivo Graham, British comedian
- Ivo Gregurević, Croatian actor
- Ivo Goldstein, Croatian historain
- Ivo Josipović, 3rd president of Croatia
- Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player
- Ivo Linna, Estonian singer
- Ivo Livi (birth name of Yves Montand), Italian-born French actor and singer
- Ivo Malec, Croatian composer and conductor
- Ivo Minář, Czech tennis player
- Ivo Opstelten, Dutch minister
- Ivo Papazov, Bulgarian clarinetist
- Ivo Peters, British Railway photographer
- Ivo Petrić, Slovenian composer
- Ivo Pitanguy, Brazilian plast surgeon
- Ivo Pogorelić, Croatian pianist
- Ivo Robić, Croatian singer and songwriter
- Ivo Rodrigues (runner) (born 1960), Brazilian marathon runner
- Ivo Rodrigues (footballer) (born 1995), Portuguese footballer
- Ivo Ron, Ecuadorian footballer
- Ivo Sanader, Croatian politician
- Ivo Stourton, English author
- Ivo Strejček, Czech politician
- Ivo Tijardović, Croatian composer
- Ivo van Hove (born 1958), Belgian theatre director
- Ivo Vojnović, Croatian and Serbian writer
- Ivo Watts-Russell, English musician and producer, founder of 4AD record label
- Ivo Widlak, Polish journalist
Fictional characters
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik, also known by the alias Dr. Eggman, the main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series
- Professor Ivo, a villainous scientist in DC Comics and opponent of the Justice League of America
- Ivo Shandor, the eccentric designer of the building where the Ghostbusters confront Gozer and its minions
- Ivo Salvini, main character in Federico Fellini's last film The Voice of the Moon, played by Roberto Benigni
References
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