Yves.
a male given name, borne by two French saints, and known in medieval romance
Meaning & usage
a male given name, borne by two French saints, and known in medieval romance
Where this word comes from
Unclear still today, either short form of Germanic or Celtic compound names beginning with iv- "yew" - see Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (“yew”) and Proto-Celtic *iwos (“yew”), both from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (“yew”).
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