Yves (given name)


Yves is a common French male given name of uncertain origin, either from Celtic as in the Gaulish name Ivo and compound names Ivorix and Ivomagus, all derived from the Gaulish term for yew, iuos or īuos, or from Germanic, derived from Proto-Germanic *īwaz, *īhwaz, masculine variant of *īwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHweh₂, meaning yew. Related names include Erwan[n], Evette, Ives, Ivet, Iveta, Ivette, Ivo, Iwo, Yve, Yvette, Yvo, Yvon, Yvonne, and many other diminutives. The etymology of the French common name if "yew tree" is disputed the same way as the first name Yves, whether it is Gaulish or Germanic.

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Fictional characters

  • Yves Adele Harlow, a character in The X-Files
  • Yves Massarde, character in the Clive Cussler novel and film Sahara
  • Yves, a criminal cat in a recurring sketch in the latter episodes of Dog City
  • Yves Benedict, a character in Julia Golding's Finding Sky trilogy