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Ivo meaning and name origin

Ivo \i-vo\ as a boy's name is of French origin, and the meaning of Ivo is "yew". Latin form of Yves used in Germany and sometimes in the English-speaking world. Possibly an occupational name for an archer since yew wood was used for bows.

Ivo has 11 variant forms: Ivair, Ivar, Ive, Iven, Iver, Ives, Ivo, Ivon, Ivor, Yves and Yvo.

Scandinavian and Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Ivor is "yew, bow army".
In France, the variation of the name is Yves.
In Hispanic countries of Latin America, the name is commonly spelled Evo.
The diminutive of Ivo in Croatian is Ivica.
Feminine equivalents of the name include Iva, Eva, and Yvette, amongst others.

Famous persons named Ivo
 St. Ivo of Chartres, French saint, Bishop of Chartres
 St. Ivo of Kermartin, Breton saint, also known as Saint Ives or Yves
 Ivo of Huntingdonshire, English saint
 Ivo Andric, Nobel prize winner, Croatian writer
 Ivo de Grandmesnil, English crusader
 Ivo Gregurević, Croatian actor
 Ivo Josipović, 3rd President of Croatia
 Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player
 Ivo Linna, Estonian singer
 Ivo Livi (Yves Montand), Italian-born French actor and singer
 Ivo Malec, Croatian composer and conductor
 Ivo Opstelten, Dutch mayor
 Ivo Papazov, Bulgarian clarinetist
 Ivo Petrić, Slovenian composer
 Ivo Pogorelić, Croatian pianist
 Ivo Robić, Croatian singer and songwriter.
 Ivo Rodrígues, Brazilian marathon runner
 Ivo Norman Ron, Ecuadorian footballer
 Ivo Sanader, 8th prime minister of Croatia
 Ivo Stourton, author
 Ivo Strejček, Czech politician
 Ivo Tijardović, Croatian composer
 Ivo Vojnović, Croatian and Serbian writer
 Ivo Watts-Russell, English musician and producer, founder of 4AD record label
 Ivo Widlak, Polish journalist

Related names Evo and Ivor.
Baby names that sound like Ivo are Avi, Ava, Ave, Eva and Eve

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Ivor meaning and name origin

Ivor \i-vor\ as a boy's name is of Scandinavian and Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Ivor is "yew, bow army". Also possibly related to Ivo or to Ingvar.
In Welsh, Ivor is used as as a form of Ifor, meaning "lord".
Íomhar is the Scottish Gaelic form. Songwriter/actor Ivor Novello.

Ivor has 7 variant forms: Egor, Ifor, Iomhair, Iomhar, Ivar, Iver and Yvor.
Baby names that sound like Ivor are Ivair, Avery, Averi, Avry and Ofir.

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Yves meaning and name origin

Yves \yv-ves\ as a boy's name is pronounced eve. It is of French origin, and the meaning of Yves is "yew". Variant of the German name Ivo. Possibly an occupational name. Saint Yves (14th century) was a French lawyer and priest known as "an attorney who was an honest man". Familiar since the 1940s due to fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and singer/actor Yves Montand.

Yves has 7 variant forms: Evo, Ivar, Ives, Ivo, Iwo, Yvo and Yvon.
A baby name that sounds like Yves is Efisio

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Evo ... Variant of Yves via Ivo.
Ivo ... Latin form of Yves used in Germany and sometimes in the English-speaking world ...
Yves ... Saint Yves (14th century) was a French lawyer and priest known as "an attorney who was an honest man"

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