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The meaning of the name Yves
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The meaning: Yves is a boy's name. It is the French form of the probably originally Germanic name Ive, Ivo, Ivor or the Celtic name Iv, a boy who is cut from good wood, namely yew or in French "if" from the Germanic ijf, much used for making bows. The meaning of the name can be "the flexible one" or simply "the archer". Variants are Yvon and Yvelin, girls are called Yvette or Yvonne.
The meaning: Yves is a boy's name. It is the French form of the probably originally Germanic name Ive, Ivo, Ivor or the Celtic name Iv, a boy who is cut from good wood, namely yew or in French "if" from the Germanic ijf, much used for making bows. The meaning of the name can be "the flexible one" or simply "the archer". Variants are Yvon and Yvelin, girls are called Yvette or Yvonne.
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