Yvonne
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Yvonne
- 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[edit]
female given name
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English Yvonne, from French feminine form of Yvon, variant of Yves, from a Germanic root for "yew".
Proper noun[edit]
Yvonne
- a female given name from English [in turn from French]
Danish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Yvonne
- a female given name of French origin
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Yvonne f
- a female given name, the feminine form of Yvon
Related terms[edit]
German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Yvonne
- a female given name from French
Norwegian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Yvonne
- a female given name of French origin
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Yvonne c (genitive Yvonnes)
- a female given name of French origin
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