Yves (given name)

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Yves
Pronunciation/ˈiːv/
French: [iv]
GenderMale
Origin
Meaningyew
Region of originFrancophone countries
Other names
Related namesErwan, Evette, Ives, Ivet, Iveta, Ivette, Ivo, Iwo, Yvette, Yvo, Yve

Yves (French pronunciation: [iv]) is a common French male given name that is derived from the Indo-European root "iwa" which gave "uvos" in Gaulish (it is found also in the Welsh "ywen", Irish "ēo" and in Old English īw, all of these meaning yew).[1][2] Related names include Erwan, Evette, Ives, Ivet, Iveta, Ivette, Ivo, Iwo, Yve, Yvette (the feminine form of Yves), Yvo, Yvon, Yvonne, and many other diminutives (mainly from Brittany).[3]

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Fictional characters

  • Yves Adele Harlow, character in The X-Files
  • Yves Massarde, character in the Clive Cussler novel and film Sahara
  • In the RPG In Nomine Yves is Heaven's archangel of Destiny, the only non angel Archangel and is the first being that god created
  • A recurring sketch in the latter episodes of Dog City featured a criminal cat named Yves and his dimwitted adversary, a guard dog named Steven (a pun on the phrase "even-steven")
  • Yves Benedict, a character in Julia Golding's Finding Sky trilogy

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References

  1. ^ "View Name: Yves". Behind the Name. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "Yves". English Wiktionary. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "Names Related to Yves". Behind the Name. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
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