Yves (given name)

Yves (French pronunciation: [iv]) is a common French male given name of Celtic, and of Germanic origin derived from Proto-Germanic *īwaz, *īhwaz (compare Icelandic ýr), masculine variant of *īwō (compare Dutch ijf, German Eibe), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHweh₂, meaning yew).[1] 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).[2]

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

People with the given name

Actors

Artists

Athletes

Business people

  • Yves Béhar (born 1967), Swiss designer, entrepreneur, and educator
  • Yves Fortier (born 1935), Canadian lawyer, diplomat, and businessman
  • Yves Guillemot, co-founder and CEO of Ubisoft
  • Yves Lamoureux, software entrepreneur
  • Yves Rocher (1930–2009), French cosmetics entrepreneur

Directors

Economists

Lawyers

Musicians

  • Yves (Yvan) Agbo (1967-2018), Senegal/France/Key West,Fl. Afro-Jazz guitarist/composer
  • Yves Daoust (born 1946), Canadian composer and pianist
  • Yves Deruyter, Belgian DJ and artist
  • Yves Duteil (born 1949), singer, songwriter, and politician
  • Yves Nat (1890–1956), French composer and pianist
  • Yves Prin (born 1933), French composer, conductor, and pianist
  • Yves Huts (born 1979) Dutch bass player for the band Epica
  • Yves Passarell (born 1969) Brazilian guitarist for the band Capital Inicial
  • Yves V (born as Yves Van Geertsom in 1981), Belgian DJ and artist
  • DJ Whoo Kid (born as Yves Mondesir in 1957), American DJ
  • Yves (born Ha Soo-Young, 1997), member of the South Korean group Loona
  • Yves Tumor (born Sean Bowie), American music producer

Philosophers

  • Yves Simon (1903–1961), French Catholic Philosopher

Politicians

Scientists

Writers

Other people

Fictional characters

  • Yves Adele Harlow, a character in The X-Files
  • Yves Massarde, character in the Clive Cussler novel and film Sahara
  • Yves, a criminal cat in a recurring sketch in the latter episodes of Dog City
  • Yves Benedict, a character in Julia Golding's Finding Sky trilogy
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See also

References

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