Medieval French form of Ivo. This was the name of two French saints : an 11th-century bishop of Chartres and a 13th-century parish priest and lawyer, also known as Ivo of Kermartin, the patron saint of Brittany. Yves is a variant of Ives. Ives is derived from the Germanic word "ivy", which means "yew", the wood used to make bows.
Yves Related Names Diminutive: Yvon Feminine Forms: Yvette, Yvonne Other Languages: Ivo (Ancient Germanic), Erwan, Erwann (Breton), Ivo (Czech), Ivo, Yvo (Dutch), Ivo, Yvo (German), Ives (History), Ivo (Italian), Iwo (Polish), Ivo (Portuguese)
