Yvonne

English

Etymology

French feminine form of Yvon, variant of Yves, from a Germanic root for "yew" (see Old English iw). It might have originally been used of an archer, since yew wood was used to make bows.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /iːˈvɒn/, /ɪˈvɒn/
• Rhymes: -ɒn

Proper noun

Yvonne

1. A female given name from French borrowed from France, in regular use since the twentieth century.
   • 1896, Ernest Christopher Dowson, Yvonne of Brittany:

     In your mother's apple orchard
     When the world was left behind:
     You were shy, so shy, Yvonne!
     But your eyes were calm and kind.

Translations

female given name

• Czech: Ivona (cs) f
• Danish: Yvonne
• French: Yvonne (fr)
• German: Yvonne (de)
• Norwegian: Yvonne (no)
• Polish: Iwona (pl) f
• Portuguese: Ivone f
• Swedish: Yvonne (sv)

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Yvonne, from French feminine form of Yvon, variant of Yves, from a Germanic root for "yew".

Proper noun

Yvonne

1. a female given name from English [in turn from French]

Danish

Proper noun

Yvonne

1. a female given name of French origin

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.vɔn/

Proper noun

Yvonne f

1. a female given name, the feminine form of Yvon

Related terms

• female given names: Maryvonne, Yvette
• male given names: Yves, Yvon, Jean-Yves.

German

Alternative forms

• Ivonne

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Yvonne

1. a female given name from French

Norwegian

Proper noun

Yvonne

1. a female given name of French origin

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Yvonne c (genitive Yvonnes)

1. a female given name of French origin