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

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, 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 The Normans ( Norman: ''Normaunds''; french: Normands; la, Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and indigenous West Franks and Gallo-Romans. ...

of France and England (

Yvo 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 ...

, 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 Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...

. The Slavic name is a

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, like its variant '' Ivica''.

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, Eva, and Yvette, 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 ...

(1040s–1115), French bishop and confessor *Saint

Ivo of Kermartin Ivo of Kermartin, T.O.S.F. (17 October 1253 – 19 May 1303), also known Yvo, Yves, or Ives (and in Breton as Erwan, Iwan, Youenn or Eozenn, depending on the region, and known as Yves Hélory (also ''Helori'' or ''Heloury'') in French), was a ...

(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 Ivo H. Daalder (born March 2, 1960 in The Hague, Netherlands),"Ivo H. Daalder." Marquis Who's Who TM. ''Marquis Who's Who'', 2007. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/ ...

(born 1960), American diplomat *

Ivo Daneu Ivo Daneu (born 6 October 1937) is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.91 m (6'3") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He represented the Yugosl ...

(born 1937), Slovenian basketball player and coach * Ivo Eensalu (born 1949), Estonian actor and theatre director * Ivo Fabijan (1950–2006), Croatian musician, singer, composer and producer *

Ivo Garrani Ivo Garrani (6 February 1924 – 25 March 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor. In films since 1952, Garrani is possibly best known for his role as Prince Vajda in Mario Bava's '' Black Sunday'' (1960). Biography Born in Introdacqua, G ...

(1924–2015), Italian actor *

Ivo Goldstein Ivo Goldstein (; born 16 March 1958) is a historian, author and ambassador from Croatia. Goldstein is a recipient of the Order of Danica Hrvatska (2007) and the City of Zagreb Award (2005). Biography Education Ivo Goldstein graduated from ...

(born 1958), Croatian historian * Ivo Graham (born 1990), British comedian * Ivo Gregurević (1952–2019), Croatian actor * Ivo Iličević (born 1986), Croatian footballer *

Ivo Josipović Ivo Josipović (; born 28 August 1957) is a Croatian academic, jurist, and politician who served as President of Croatia from 2010 to 2015. Josipović entered politics as a member of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ), and played a key ...

(born 1957), Croatian politician and President of Croatia from 2010 to 2015 *

Ivo Karlović Ivo Karlović (; born 28 February 1979) is a former Croatian professional tennis player. His height of 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) makes him the joint tallest ranked tennis player in history, along with Reilly Opelka. He has won eight ATP si ...

(born 1979), Croatian tennis player * Ivo Kuusk (born 1937), Estonian opera singer *

Ivo Linna Ivo Linna (born 12 June 1949 in Kuressaare) is an Estonian singer. Eurovision Song Contest and Eesti Laul He represented Estonia alongside Maarja-Liis Ilus, Maarja Liis Ilus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo with the song "Kaelakee Hä ...

(born 1949), Estonian singer * Ivo Livi (1921–1991), Italian-born French actor and singer *

Ivo Lola Ribar Ivan Ribar (23 April 1916 – 27 November 1943), known as Ivo Lola or Ivo Lolo, was a Yugoslav communist politician and military leader of Croatian descent. In the 1930s, he became one of the closest associates of Josip Broz Tito, leader of the ...

(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 (born 1984), Czech tennis player * Ivo Niehe (born 1946), Dutch television presenter and producer *

Ivo Opstelten Ivo Willem Opstelten (born 31 January 1944) is a retired Dutch politician and jurist. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Opstelten applied at Leiden University in May 1963 majoring in Law and obtaining an Bac ...

(born 1944), Dutch politician * Ivo Papazov (born 1952), Bulgarian clarinetist * Ivo Indzhev (born 1955), Bulgarian journalist and writer * Ivo Pauwels (born 1950), Flemish author * Ivo Perilli (1902–1994), Italian screenwriter * Ivo Peters (1915–1989), British photographer * Ivo Petrić (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 (1926–2016), Brazilian plastic surgeon * Ivo Pogorelić (born 1958), Croatian pianist * Ivo Ringe (born 1951), German painter *

Ivo Robić Ivo Robić (28 January 1923 – 9 March 2000) was a Croatian singer-songwriter. Domestic career Robić began his career as a soloist with the Radio Zagreb Orchestra, while studying at the same time in Zagreb. He performed during World War II o ...

(1923–2000), Croatian singer and songwriter *

Ivo Rodrigues (footballer) Ivo Tiago dos Santos Rodrigues (born 30 March 1995) is a Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays for F.C. Famalicão mainly as a Midfielder#Winger, left winger. Formed at FC Porto, Porto where he made a single Taça d ...

(born 1995), Portuguese footballer * Ivo Rodrigues (runner) (born 1960), Brazilian marathon runner * Ivo Ron (born 1967), Ecuadorian footballer * Ivo Samkalden (1912–1995), Dutch politician *

Ivo Sanader Ivo Sanader (born 8 June 1953) is a former Croatian politician who served as Prime Minister of Croatia from 2003 to 2009. He is to date the second longest-serving prime minister since independence, holding the office for over five and a half ye ...

(born 1953), Croatian politician * Ivo Snijders (born 1980), Dutch rower * Ivo Stourton (born 1982), English author * Ivo Strejček (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 Ivo Uukkivi (born 11 October 1965) is an Estonian stage, film, radio, and television actor, television producer and, under the nickname Munk, founder of and singer with the punk band Velikije Luki. Early life and education Ivo Uukkivi was born ...

(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 re ...

(born 1958), Belgian theatre director * Ivo Viktor (born 1942), Czech football goalkeeper * Ivo Vojnović (1857–1929), Croatian and Serbian writer *

Ivo Watts-Russell Ivo Watts-Russell (born 1954) is a British music producer and record label executive. He was joint-founder with Peter Kent of the indie record label 4AD. He has produced several records, although he prefers to use the term "musical director". Ear ...

(born 1954), English musician and producer, founder of 4AD record label * Ivo Widlak (born 1978), Polish journalist

Characters

* Dr. Ivo Robotnik, also known by the alias Dr. Eggman, the main antagonist of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series *

Professor Ivo Professor Anthony Ivo (pronunciation: Eye-voh) is a supervillain and mad scientist in DC Comics. He is the creator of the android villain Amazo and, along with villainous scientist T.O. Morrow, the co-creator of the android Tomorrow Woman. As a re ...

, 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'', played by Roberto Benigni *Ivo Sharktooth, Private Jäger in Phil and Kaja Foglio's gaslamp fantasy webcomic, ''

Girl Genius ''Girl Genius'' is an ongoing comic book series turned webcomic, written and drawn by Phil and Kaja Foglio and published by their company Studio Foglio LLC under the imprint Airship Entertainment. The comic won the Hugo Award for Best Graph ...

'' * Ivo Andonov, an antagonist in the ''Pod Prikritie'' series

References

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