Yvonne - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. y-von-ne, yv-o-nne ] The girl name Yvonne is pronounced ihVAAN ^KEY. 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'. An old form of the name is the Old French Yvon. The name could have developed as a feminine diminutive of Yves, or else directly from the Old French Yvon. Yvonne is the feminine version of the French Yves.

Forms of Yvonne include the English and French Evette, the English and French Evon, the English and French Evonne, the Italian Iva, the English, French, and German Ivette, the Italian Ivona, the French and German Yvette, and the English, French, and Scandinavian Yvon. Other forms of the name include the English and French pet form Vonnie and the French and German spelling variant Ivonne.

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 2007.

Baby names that sound like Yvonne include the English, French, and Scandinavian Yvon, the French and German Ivonne, the Irish Eavan, the Russian Ivana, and the Italian Ivona.

^KEY: 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)"

A famous person named Yvonne is Yvonne Craig, Actress, born 16 May 1937, Taylorville, Illinois.

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