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[ 2 syll. y-von-ne, yv-o-nne ] The girl name Yvonne is pronounced ihVAAN †. Yvonne has its origins in the Germanic language. It is used largely in English, French, and German. Derived from the word iv with the meaning 'yew'. The name could have developed as a feminine diminutive of Yves, or else directly from Yvon (Old French). Yvonne is the feminine version of the French Yves. Yvonne has 26 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Evette (also used in French), Evon (also used in French), Iva (also used in Czech, Slavic, and Italian), Ivette (also used in French and German), Lavona, Lavone, Lavonne, Yuonne, Yvetta (also used in French), and Yvette (also used in French and German). Other English forms include the pet forms Voni and Vonnie (also used in French), and the spelling variants Evonne (also used in French), Yvon (also used in Old French, French, and Scandinavian), and Yvone. Forms used in foreign languages include the Italian and Russian Ivona, the Portuguese Ivone, the Polish Iwona, the Polish Iwonka, the name Vonne, the name Yavanna, the name Yavonne, the name Yveline, the name Yvonna, and the name Yvonnie. The spelling variant Ivonne (French and German) is another foreign form. See also the related form, the English Maryvonne. Yvonne is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the height of its usage in 1937, 0.288% of baby girls were named Yvonne. It was #76 in rank then. The baby name has dropped out of favor since then, and is currently used only on a very modest scale. Within all girl names in its family, Yvonne was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Yvonne include the English, French, and Scandinavian Yvon, the French and German Ivonne, the name Eban, the English Yvone, the name Yvonna, the name Yvonnie, the Irish Eavan, the Czech, Russian, Slavic, and Italian Ivana, the name Ivanah, the Russian and Ukrainian Ivanna, the name Ivany, the Italian and Russian Ivona, the Portuguese Ivone, the name Epiphanie, the name Epiphany, the name Ivania, and the Spanish Epiphania. A famous person named Yvonne is Yvonne Craig, Actress, born 16 May 1937, Taylorville, Illinois.
† Pronunciation for Yvonne: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
