Group info: | Meaning/translation, female: | maybe the archeress |
Meaning/translation, male: | maybe the archer |
Language of origin: | Old High German |
Info about origin, male: | derives from the word iwa for the yew tree which could also mean bow (for shooting arrows) made from yew wood |
| maybe because of this the name also meant archer figuratively |
Words: | iwa = the yew (a tree) Old High German |
Topics: | Words |
Variants' top ranks: | 7:Iva Belgrade 2009, 7:Iben Norway 2022, 30:Yuna Zurich 2020, 35:Yvonne Switzerland 2013, 45:Yves Belgium 2013, 57:Erwan France 2006, 65:Ivo Portugal 2014, 75:Yvette Belgium 2013, 89:Yfke Netherlands 2010, 91:Ivett Hungary 2004 |
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Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | Language | Female Variants | Male Variants |
German | Ivette, Ivonne, Yvette, Yvonne | Ivo |
English | Ivette | |
French | Ivette, Ivonne, Youna, Yuna, Yvette, Yvonne | Erwan, Erwann, Youenn, Yves |
Dutch | Yfke, Yvet | |
Italian | Iva, Ivona | |
Scandinavian | Iben | |
Breton | Youna, Yuna | Erwan, Erwann, Evann, Ewen, Iven, Iwen, Youenn |
Hungarian | Ivett | |
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Name variants: 12 female and 9 male name variants, sorted by name and gender | |
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