Maryvonne is a French feminine given name. It is a portmanteau of

Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

and

Yvonne Yvonne is a female given name. It is the feminine form of Yvon, which is derived from the French name Yves and Yvette. It is from the French word ''iv'', meaning "yew" (or tree). Since yew wood was used for bows, Ivo may have been an occupati ...

. The correct pronunciation is Mari or Marie vonne. It is not pronounced Mary. It is a Breton name from the Britanny (Bretagne) region which is in north west France.

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Maryvonne Pinault (née Campbell). Wife of Francois Pinault the French businessman. Their son

François-Henri Pinault François-Henri Pinault (; born ) is a French businessman, the chairman and CEO of Kering since 2005, and president of Groupe Artémis since 2003. Under his leadership, the retail conglomerate PPR was transformed into the luxury fashion group Ker ...

is married to the Mexican American actress.

Salma Hayek Salma Hayek Pinault ( , ; born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the ...

* Maryvonne Blondin (born 1947), French politician * Maryvonne Briot (born 1959), French politician *

Maryvonne Dupureur Maryvonne Samson Dupureur (24 May 1937 – 7 January 2008) was a French middle-distance runner. Competing in the 800 m event she won silver medals at the 1964 Olympics and 1967 European Indoor Games; she also took part in the 1960 and 1968 Olym ...

(1937–2008), French middle-distance runner *

Maryvonne de Saint-Pulgent Maryvonne de Saint-Pulgent (born ''Le Gallo''; 13 March 1951, in Châlons-sur-Marne) is a French musicologist and member of the Conseil d’État. Career Holder of a master's degree in humanities, Maryvonne de Saint Pulgent continued her studi ...

(born 1951), French musicologist * Maryvonne Huet (born 1936) is a former French figure skater *

Maryvonne Kendergi Maryvonne Kendergi or Kendergian, (15 August 191527 September 2011) was a Canadian-Armenian writer, professor, musicologist, pianist, and French-speaking Quebecer, Québécois commentator. Life Kendergi was born 15 August 1915 in Gaziantep, Ain ...

(1915–2011), Canadian-Armenian writer, professor and musicologist * Maryvonne Mühlbauer (1992-present), Dutch Comedian

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