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Yvette Farnoux
Yvette is female given name, the French feminine form of Yves (given name), Yves, which means Taxus, yew or archery, archer in some cases. Name days *Czech Republic: ''7 June'' *Hungary: ''13 January'', ''6 May'' and ''29 June'' *Poland: ''13 January'' *Slovakia: ''27 May'' *Bulgaria: ''24 June'' ("Eniovden") *Latvia: 12 December Notable people *Yvette Alexander (born 1961), U.S. politician *Yvette Andréyor (1891–1962), French silent film actress *Yvette Baker (born 1968), British orienteer *Yvette Biro, Hungarian essayist, screenwriter, and professor emerita *Yvetta Blanarovičová, Slovak actress and singer *Yvette Borup Andrews (1891–1959), American photographer *Yvette Brind'Amour (1918–1992), Canadian actor *Yvette Cason, U.S. film and television actress *Yvette Chauviré (1917–2016), French prima ballerina *Yvette Clarke (born 1964), U.S. politician *Yvette Cooper (born 1969), British politician *Yvette Coppersmith (born 1980), Australian artist *Yvette D'Ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves (given Name)
Yves ( ) is a common French male given name of uncertain origin, either from Celtic as in the Gaulish name ''Ivo'' (''Iuo'') and compound names ''Ivorix'' (''Iuo-rigi'' or ''Iue-ricci'') and ''Ivomagus'' (''Iuo-magi''), all derived from the Gaulish term for yew, ''iuos'' or ''īuos'', or from Germanic, derived from Proto-Germanic ''*īwaz'', ''*īhwaz'' (compare Icelandic ''ýr''), masculine variant of ''*īwō'' (compare Dutch ''ijf'', German ''Eibe''), from Proto-Indo-European ''*h₁eyHweh₂'', meaning yew. Related names include Erwan[n] (though another etymology has been suggested), Evette, Ives, Ivet, Iveta, Ivette, Ivo, Iwo, Yve, Yvette (the feminine form of Yves), Yvo, Yvon, Yvonne, and many other diminutives (mainly from Brittany). People with the given name Actors *Yves Afonso (1944–2018), French actor *Yves Barsacq (1931–2015), French film actor *Yves Beneyton (born 1946), French actor *Yves Brainville (1914–1993), French film and television actor *Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |