Ivo is a masculine

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, in use in various European languages. The name used in western European languages originates as a Normannic name recorded since the High Middle Ages, and the French name Yves is a variant of it. The unrelated South Slavic name is a variant of the name Ivan (John).

Origins

The name is recorded from the High Middle Ages among the Normans of France and England ( Yvo of Chartres, born c. 1040). The name's etymology may be either Germanic or Celtic, in either case deriving from a given name with a first element meaning "yew" (Gaulish ''Ivo-'', Germanic ''Iwa-'').Campbell, Mik
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(Behind the Name: The Etymology and History of First Names) The name may have been spread by the cult of Saint Ivo (d. 1303), patron saint of Brittany. The Slavic name is a hypocorism, like its variant ''

Ivica Ivica is a Slavic masculine given name, a diminutive form of Ivan. The direct English equivalent of the name is Johnny, while the equivalent of its augmentative Ivan is John. It is one of the frequent male given names in Croatia, and is also pres ...

''.

Variations

Ivo has the

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form of "Ives" in the place name St Ives. In France, the usual variation of the name is Yves. In the Hispanic countries of Latin America, the name is commonly spelled ''

Evo EVO or Evo may refer to: Companies * Evo (company), American sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer Games * Evolution Championship Series, an annual fighting game esports tournament in the US * ''Evo'' (board game), a 2001 board game * ...

'' but Ivo is still the more common spelling. Feminine equivalents of the name include

Iva Iva or IVA may refer to: Organizations * Independent Voters Association, a North Dakota U.S. political organization * Informationsvidenskabelige Akademi, a Danish university * Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, (Swedish: ''Kungliga Ing ...

, Eva, and

Yvette Yvette is female given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means yew or archer in some cases. Name days *Czech Republic: ''7 June'' *Hungary: ''13 January'', ''6 May'' and ''29 June'' *Poland: ''13 January'' *Slovakia: ''27 May'' ...

, amongst others.

People

Medieval

*Saint

Ivo of Chartres Ivo of Chartres (also Ives, Yves, or Yvo; la, Ivo Carnutensis; 1040 – 23 December 1115), also known as Saint Ivo in the Roman Catholic Church, was the Bishop of Chartres, France from 1090 until his death, and an important canonist during the I ...

(1040s–1115), French bishop and confessor *Saint Ivo of Kermartin (1253–1303), Breton advocate for the poor *Saint Ivo of Ramsey, Cornish bishop * Ivo Taillebois (died 1094), Huscarl of William the Conqueror * Ivo de Grandmesnil (died 1102), English crusader * Ivo de Vesci, 11th Century Norman noble, Lord of Alnwick * Ivo (Dean of Wells), the inaugural Dean of Wells between 1140 and 1164

Modern

* Ivo Andrić (1892–1975), Serbo-Croatian writer and Nobel prize winner * Ivo Andrić-Lužanski (born 1956), Croat politician of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Ivo Basay (born 1966), Chilean footballer * Ivo Belet (born 1959), Belgian politician * Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley (1859–1927), English cricketer * Ivo Caprino (1920–2001), Norwegian filmmaker * Ivo Daalder (born 1960), American diplomat * Ivo Daneu (born 1937), Slovenian basketball player and coach *

Ivo Eensalu Ivo Eensalu (born 3 April 1949) is an Estonian actor and theatre director. Eensalu's career began in the early 1970s, and has appeared as an actor on stage, film and in television. He became widely known after appearing on the Eesti Televisioon ch ...

(born 1949), Estonian actor and theatre director * Ivo Fabijan (1950–2006), Croatian musician, singer, composer and producer * Ivo Garrani (1924–2015), Italian actor * Ivo Goldstein (born 1958), Croatian historian * Ivo Graham (born 1990), British comedian * Ivo Gregurević (1952–2019), Croatian actor *

Ivo Iličević Ivo Iličević (born 14 November 1986) is a retired Association football, footballer. Born in Germany, he represented Croatia national football team, Croatia at international level. Club career Early days Iličević was born in Aschaffenburg, ...

(born 1986), Croatian footballer * Ivo Josipović (born 1957), Croatian politician and President of Croatia from 2010 to 2015 * Ivo Karlović (born 1979), Croatian tennis player *

Ivo Kuusk Ivo Kuusk (born 8 August 1937 in Konguta) is an Estonian opera singer (tenor). He has been for a long time the leading soloist at Estonian National Opera. In 2005, he was awarded with Order of the White Star, IV class. References

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(born 1937), Estonian opera singer * Ivo Linna (born 1949), Estonian singer *

Ivo Livi Ivo Livi (), better known as Yves Montand (; 13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), was an Italian-French actor and singer. Early life Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer, Ivo held strong ...

(1921–1991), Italian-born French actor and singer * Ivo Lola Ribar (1916–1943), Croatian politician and military leader * Ivo Lorscheiter (1927–2007), Brazilian bishop * Ivo Malec (1925–2019), Croatian composer and conductor * Ivo Michiels (1923–2012), Belgian writer *

Ivo Minář Ivo Minář (born 21 May 1984) is a former professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. On July 20, 2009, Minář reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 62. His brother Jan Minář, Jan is also a professional player, who ...

(born 1984), Czech tennis player * Ivo Niehe (born 1946), Dutch television presenter and producer * Ivo Opstelten (born 1944), Dutch politician * Ivo Papazov (born 1952), Bulgarian clarinetist *

Ivo Indzhev Ivo Indzhev (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Иво Инджев) is a Bulgarian journalist, blogger and former TV presenter. He is also an author of best-selling books - since 2009 he has published seven books in Bulgarian. As a journalist, Ivo In ...

(born 1955), Bulgarian journalist and writer *

Ivo Pauwels Ivo Pauwels (born 1950) is a Flemish author. Biography For 20 years, Pauwels was a teacher and began to write articles and columns about gardening in newspapers and magazines. His career as a writer grew significantly, and since 1995 he has w ...

(born 1950), Flemish author * Ivo Perilli (1902–1994), Italian screenwriter * Ivo Peters (1915–1989), British photographer *

Ivo Petrić Ivo Petrić (16 June 1931 – 13 September 2018) was a Slovenian composer of European classical music. Biography Petrić was educated at the Academy of Music, Ljubljana, Academy of Music in Ljubljana from 1952 to 1958. After completing his studie ...

(1931–2018), Slovenian composer *

Ivo Pinto Ivo Daniel Ferreira Mendonça Pinto (born 7 January 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Dutch club Fortuna Sittard as a right-back. Formed at Porto, he spent most of his career abroad, playing professionally in Romania, ...

(born 1990), Portuguese footballer *

Ivo Pitanguy Ivo Hélcio Jardim de Campos Pitanguy (July 5, 1926 – August 6, 2016) was a Plastic surgery, plastic surgeon based in Rio de Janeiro. Pitanguy studied at the Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, where he worked with John Longacre. Soon after, ...

(1926–2016), Brazilian plastic surgeon * Ivo Pogorelić (born 1958), Croatian pianist * Ivo Ringe (born 1951), German painter * Ivo Robić (1923–2000), Croatian singer and songwriter *

Ivo Rodrigues (footballer) Ivo Tiago dos Santos Rodrigues (born 30 March 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Famalicão mainly as a left winger. Formed at Porto where he made a single Taça da Liga appearance, he played in the Primeira Liga ...

(born 1995), Portuguese footballer *

Ivo Rodrigues (runner) Ivo Machado Rodrigues (born October 15, 1960) is a former marathon runner from Brazil. He won the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games and competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), offici ...

(born 1960), Brazilian marathon runner * Ivo Ron (born 1967), Ecuadorian footballer *

Ivo Samkalden Ivo Samkalden (10 August 1912 – 11 May 1995) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 22 January 1985. Samkalden applied at the Leiden University in June 1930 m ...

(1912–1995), Dutch politician * Ivo Sanader (born 1953), Croatian politician * Ivo Snijders (born 1980), Dutch rower * Ivo Stourton (born 1982), English author *

Ivo Strejček Ivo Strejček (born 11 January 1962) is a former Czech politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Civic Democratic Party, part of the European Conservatives and Reformists. He sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Economic a ...

(born 1962), Czech politician * Ivo Tijardović (1895–1976), Croatian composer * Ivo Trumbić (born 1935), Croatian water polo player and coach * Ivo Ulich (born 1974), Czech footballer * Ivo Uukkivi (born 1965), Estonian actor * Ivo Vajgl (born 1943), Slovenian politician * Ivo Van Damme (1954–1976), Belgian athlete *

Ivo van Hove Ivo van Hove (born 28 October 1958) is a Belgian theatre director known as the artistic director of Toneelgroep Amsterdam in the Netherlands and for his Off-Broadway avant-garde experimental theatre productions. On Broadway, he has directed rev ...

(born 1958), Belgian theatre director * Ivo Viktor (born 1942), Czech football goalkeeper * Ivo Vojnović (1857–1929), Croatian and Serbian writer * Ivo Watts-Russell (born 1954), English musician and producer, founder of 4AD record label *

Ivo Widlak Ivo Widlak, born July 5, 1978 in Knurów, Poland - international press, radio and tv journalist. He started as a very young reporter at weekly newspaper in his hometown titled "Przegląd Lokalny". Then he started hosting TV show for children and ...

(born 1978), Polish journalist

Characters

Dr. Ivo Robotnik Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik is the main antagonist of Sega's '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise. Eggman was created and designed by Naoto Ohshima as part of many design choices for Sega's new mascot. After the creation of Sonic the Hedgehog, Oh ...

, also known by the alias Dr. Eggman, the main antagonist of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series * Professor Ivo, a villainous scientist in DC Comics and opponent of the Justice League of America * Ivo Shandor, the eccentric designer of the building where the Ghostbusters confront Gozer and its minions *Ivo Salvini, main character in Federico Fellini's last film ''

The Voice of the Moon ''The Voice of the Moon'' ( it, La voce della luna) is a 1990 Italian dramatic comedy film directed and written by Federico Fellini and starring Roberto Benigni, Paolo Villaggio, and Nadia Ottaviani. Based on the novel ''Il poema dei lunatici'' by ...

'', played by Roberto Benigni *Ivo Sharktooth, Private Jäger in Phil and Kaja Foglio's gaslamp fantasy webcomic, '' Girl Genius'' * Ivo Andonov, an antagonist in the ''Pod Prikritie'' series

References

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