Yvonne
Yvonne /iˈvɒn/ is a female given name. It is French in origin, and is the feminine form of Yvon, which is derived from the Germanic name Yves. It is from the Germanic word iv, meaning "yew". Since yew wood was used for bows, Ivo may have been an occupational name meaning "archer".
This name first arrived in England with the Norman invasion, along with variations such as Yvette, and male versions of the same name. It was the most popular of all of these names, but would fall out of favor. It was reintroduced into English-speaking countries in the early 20th century, when it was very popular. It is currently 173rd in the United States popular names list, but is an uncommon name in younger generations. It has also lost popularity in France, where in 1900, it was the 7th most popular name.
Yvonne has several name days: 29 May in Sweden and 8 August in Norway.
People
This is a list of notable people with the first name Yvonne:
- Miss Yvonne, Pee-wee's Playhouse character
- Yvonne Arnaud, French actress
- Yvonne Borree, New York City Ballet principal dancer
- Yvonne Bryceland, South African actress
- Yvonne Catterfeld, German singer
- Yvonne Chaka Chaka, South African singer
- Yvonne Chouteau, Ballet dancer
- Yvonne Craig, American ballet dancer
- Yvonne Cryns (b. 1951), American midwife and political activist
- Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian actress, The Munsters
- Yvonne Dionne (b. 1934), Canadian quintuplet
- Yvonne Ndege,British Journalist
- Yvonne Elkuch, Liechtenstein cyclist
- Yvonne Elliman, 70s pop music artist
- Yvonne Hackenbroch (1912–2012), British museum curator and historian of jewellery
- Yvonne Jacquette, American painter and printmaker
- Yvonne Kenny, Australian opera singer
- Yvonne Loriod (1924–2010), French pianist
- Yvonne Meusburger, Austrian tennis player
- Yvonne Minton, Australian opera singer
- Yvonne Printemps, French actress
- Yvonne Rainer, American dancer
- Yvonne Ridley, British journalist
- Yvonne Nelson, Ghanaian actress
- Yvonne Ryding, Miss Universe 1984
- Yvonne Strahovski, Australian actress
- Yvonne Tobis (b. 1948), Israeli Olympic swimmer
- Yvonne van Gennip, Dutch Olympic speed skater
- Yvonne Strahovski, Australian actress, The Handmaid's Tale
Variations
- German language: Ivonne, Yvonne
- Dutch language: Ivo
- Italian language: Ivana
- Polish language: Iwona
- Portuguese language: Ivone
- Spanish language: Ivonne, Ibon
- Greek language: Υβόννη (Yvonni)
- Latvian language: Ivonna
- Serbian language: Ивoна (Ivona)
- Macedonian language: Ивoна (Ivona)
- Croatian language: Ivona
- Irish language: Aoibheann, Aoibhinn
- Malaysian language: Eevon
- Slovene language: Ivona
- Romanian language: Ivona
- Russian language: Иванна (Ivаnna)
- Czech language: Ivona, Yvona