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Yves
Say it: EEV
Meaning
Probably from Germanic iv 'yew'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Especially beloved in Brittany through its patron saint.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 1,149 babies given this name since 1916
- At its height in 1980, about 1 in 66,100 boys
- 13 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Yvon
| English | Ivo |
|---|---|
| Breton | Erwan |
Famous bearers
- Saint Yves of Kermartin, patron of lawyers
- Yves Saint Laurent
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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