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male given name of uncertain origin, either from Celtic as in the

Gaulish Gaulish was an ancient Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerl ...

name ''Ivo'' (''Iuo'') and compound names ''Ivorix'' (''Iuo-rigi'' or ''Iue-ricci'') and ''Ivomagus'' (''Iuo-magi''), all derived from the Gaulish term for

yew Yew is a common name given to various species of trees. It is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Taxus'': * European yew or common yew (''Taxus baccata'') * Pacific yew or western yew (''Taxus br ...

, ''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

. Related names include Erwan[n] (though another etymology has been suggested), Evette, Ives, Ivet, Iveta, Ivette, Ivo,

Iwo Iwo or IWO may refer to: People * Iwo Byczewski (born 1948), Polish diplomat * Iwo Dölling (1923–2019), Swedish diplomat * Iwo Gall (1890–1959), Polish theater director, stage designer, and pedagogue * Iwo Kaczmarski (born 2004), Polish foo ...

, Yve, Yvette (the feminine form of Yves), Yvo, Yvon,

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 occupatio ...

, and many other diminutives (mainly from

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 o ...

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 * Yves Jacques (born 1956), Canadian film, television and stage actor * Yves Montand (1921–1991), Italian-French singer and actor *

Yves Pignot Yves Pignot (born 31 March 1946) is a French actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1969. Filmography References External links * 1946 births Living people French male film actors {{France-actor-stub ...

(born 1946), French actor *

Yves Verhoeven Yves Verhoeven (born 27 October 1961) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than eighty films since 1989. Selected filmography References External links * 1961 births Living people French male film actors People from Seine-Mar ...

(born 1961), French actor * Yves Vincent (1921–2016), French film and television actor

Artists

* Yves Béhar (born 1967), Swiss designer, entrepreneur and an educator *

Pierre-Yves Pelletier Pierre-Yves Pelletier is a graphic designer, who has designed 110 stamps for Canada Post. Pierre-Yves Pelletier is half French Canadian. He lives in Belœil, Quebec. He was Director of Publications for the Organizing Committee of the XXI Olympic ...

, Canadian graphic designer * Yves Chaland (1957–1990), French cartoonist and writer * Yves Klein (1928–1962), French artist *

Yves Netzhammer Yves Netzhammer (born 1970) is a Swiss artist who lives and works in Zurich. Born in Schaffhausen, he studied architecture there and later obtained a diploma at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Zürich, department of visual design. He has ...

(born 1970), Swiss artist * Yves Rodier (born 1967), Canadian cartoonist * Yves Saint Laurent (1936–2008), French fashion designer * Yves Tanguy (1900–1955), French surrealist painter *

Yves Trudeau (artist) Yves Trudeau (December 3, 1930 – December 18, 2017) was a Canadian sculptor and a prominent figure in 20th-century art in Quebec, especially public art. Life and career Yves Trudeau studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal and began h ...

(1930–2017), Canadian sculptor and artist * Yves / Ha Soo-young (singer) (born 1997), South Korean singer, member of LOONA

Athletes

* Pierre-Yves André (born 1974), French soccer-player * Yves Allegro (born 1978), Swiss tennis player * Yves Archambault (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player *

Yves Beaudoin Yves Beaudoin (born January 7, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League. Beaudoin was born in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec. Drafted by the Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloqui ...

(born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player * Yves Bélanger (ice hockey) (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player * Yves Bissouma (born 1996), Malian soccer-player *

Yves Colleu Yves Colleu (born 29 January 1961) is a French former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in Division 1 for Saint-Étienne and Tours and in Division 2 for Angoulême and Quimper. He managed Rennes in 1996–97, and served as as ...

(born 1961), French soccer-player * Yves Deroff (born 1978), French soccer-player * Yves Dignadice, Filipino basketball player * Yves Dreyfus (born 1931), French Olympic medalist épée fencer * Yves du Manoir (born 1904), French rugby player * Yves Edwards (born 1976), Bahamian mixed martial arts fighter * Yves Giraud-Cabantous (1904–1973), French racing driver * Yves Herbet (born 1945), French soccer-player and manager * Yves Lampaert (born 1991), Belgian cyclist * Yves Ma-Kalambay (born 1986), Belgian soccer-player *

Yves Mankel Yves Mankel (born 12 November 1970 in Gotha, Thuringia) is a German luger who competed in the early 1990s. Together with Thomas Rudolph, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertvil ...

(born 1970), German luger * Yves Parlier (born 1960), French sailor * Yves Racine (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player * Yves Saint-Martin (born 1941), French jockey *

Yves Sarault Yves Victor Sarault (born December 23, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 106 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, At ...

(born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player *

Yves Triantafyllos Yves Triantafyllos (alternative spellings Triantafil(l)os, Triandafyl(l)os, Triandafil(l)os; Greek: Υβ Τριαντάφυλλος; born 27 October 1948) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. Having been part of ...

, French-Greek soccer-player * Yves Vanderhaeghe (born 1970), Belgian soccer-player

Business people

* Yves Béhar (born 1967), Swiss designer, entrepreneur, and educator * Yves Fortier (born 1935), Canadian lawyer, diplomat, and businessman * Yves Guillemot, co-founder and CEO of Ubisoft * Yves Lamoureux, software entrepreneur * Yves Rocher (1930–2009), French cosmetics entrepreneur

Directors

* Yves Allégret (1907–1987), French film director *

Yves Caumon Yves Caumon (born 27 May 1964) is a French director. He is Professor in Toulouse's University in France. He worked as assistant-director with Agnès Varda, and Jean-Paul Civeyrac. He directed several short movies as ''A la Hache'' with Valéri ...

(born 1964), French film director * Yves Ciampi (1921–1982), French film director * Yves Lavandier (born 1959), French film director *

Yves Pelletier Yves P. Pelletier (born January 15, 1961) (also credited as Yves Pelletier) is a Canadian film director, actor and comedian. Born in Laval, Quebec, Pelletier first began to work for the comedy troupe "Rock et Belles Oreilles" (R.B.O.) from the ...

(born 1961), Canadian director, actor, and comedian * Yves Robert (1920–2002), French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer * Yves Simoneau (born 1955), Canadian television director

Economists

* Yves Balasko (born 1945), French economist * Yves Guyot (1843–1928), French economist and politician

Lawyers

*St. Yves or Ivo of Chartres (1040–1114), French canon lawyer *St. Yves or Ivo of Kermartin (1253–1303), Breton lawyer and priest, patron saint of lawyers * Yves Bot (born 1947), French magistrate * Yves Lainé (born 1937), French lawyer and politician * Yves Pratte (1925–1988), Canadian lawyer and jurist

Musicians

*Yves (born 1997), stage name of Ha Soo-young, of the South Korean girl group Loona *

Yves Daoust Yves Daoust (born 10 April 1946) is a Canadian composer who is particularly known for his works of electroacoustic music. He currently resides in Montréal. Life Born in Longueuil, Quebec, Daoust began his musical studies at the age of sev ...

(born 1946), Canadian composer and pianist * Yves Deruyter, Belgian DJ and artist *

Yves Duteil Yves Duteil (born 24 July 1949, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French singer-songwriter. He is the third child to be born in the family. Duteil is a noted proponent of the French language, the rights of children and the respect of en ...

(born 1949), singer, songwriter, and politician *

Yves Nat Yves Philippe Avit Nat (29 December 1890 – 31 August 1956) was a French pianist and composer. Biography Nat was born in Béziers and showed an early aptitude for both piano and composition. By the age of seven he was allowed to improvise each ...

(1890–1956), French composer and pianist *

Yves Prin Yves Prin (born 3 June 1933) is a French composer and conductor of classical music. Life Prin was born on 3 June 1933 in Sainte-Savine. He studied piano with Yves Nat and conducting with Louis Fourestier at the Conservatoire National Supérieur d ...

(born 1933), French composer, conductor, and pianist *

Yves V Yves Van Geertsom, known professionally as Yves V () or Eefee, is a Belgian DJ and record producer. In 2019, he was voted in at number 56 in the ''DJ Mag'' Top 100. Career Yves V has performed at festivals such as TomorrowWorld, Sensation, ...

(born Yves Van Geertsom in 1981), Belgian DJ and artist * DJ Whoo Kid (born Yves Mondesir in 1957), American DJ * Yves Tumor (born Sean Bowie), American music producer

Politicians

* José Yves Limantour (1854–1935), Mexican politician, former Mexican Secretary of Finance * Yves-Marie Adeline (born 1960), French politician *

Yves Bouthillier Yves Bouthillier (26 February 1901 – 4 January 1977) was a French politician. He served as the French Minister of Finance from 1940 to 1942. Early life Bouthillier was born in Saint-Martin-de-Ré to Mathilde Bouju and Louis Bouthillier, a merc ...

(1901–1977), French politician, former French Minister of Finance * Yves Cochet, French politician *

Yves Ducharme Yves Ducharme (born 1958) was the mayor of Hull, Quebec, in the Outaouais region, from 1992 to 2002 and from 2002 to 2005 mayor of Gatineau after the city had been merged with its neighbours, part of the supra-organization the Communauté Urbain ...

(born 1958), Canadian politician and mayor *

Yves Fauqueur Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fre ...

(born 1948),

prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon The Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is the local representative of the President of France and in effect the Governor or Executive officer of the territory. Overview Throughout the history of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, there has been a va ...

* Yves Guérin-Sérac, French politician and activist * Yves Lacoste (born 1929), French geographer and geopolitician * Yves Lessard (born 1943), Canadian politician * Yves Leterme (born 1960), Belgian politician * Yves Michaud (politician) (born 1930), Canadian politician in Quebec *

Yves Prévost Yves Prévost (July 11, 1908 – November 27, 1997) was a politician and lawyer in Quebec, Canada. He was first elected in 1948 for the riding of Montmorency. He served as interim leader of the '' Union Nationale'' party and leader of the Opp ...

(1908–1997), Canadian politician and lawyer * Yves Rocheleau (born 1944), Canadian politician * Yves Séguin (born 1951), Canadian politician * Yves-François Blanchet (born 1965), Canadian politician

Scientists

Jacques-Yves Cousteau Jacques-Yves Cousteau, (, also , ; 11 June 191025 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful Aqua-Lung, open-circuit SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus). T ...

(1910–1997), French explorer, scientist and researcher * Yves Aubry, Canadian ornithologist * Yves Chauvin (born 1930), French chemist * Yves Colin de Verdière, French mathematician and physicist * Yves Coppens (born 1934), French anthropologist * Yves Delage (1854–1920), French zoologist *

Yves Fortier (geologist) Yves Oscar Fortier, OC, FRSC (August 17, 1914 – August 19, 2014) was a Canadian geologist. He was the director of the Geological Survey of Canada from 1964 to 1973. He led expeditions to the Canadian Arctic in the 1950s and 1960s which iden ...

(born 1914), Canadian geologist * Yves Hemedinger (born 1965), French politician *

Yves Laszlo Yves Laszlo () is a French mathematician working in the University of Paris-Sud. He specializes in algebraic geometry. Laszlo obtained his Ph.D. in 1988 from the University of Paris-Sud under the supervision of Arnaud Beauville. He started th ...

, French mathematician *

Yves Marie André Yves Marie André (1675–1764), also known as le Père André, was a French Jesuit mathematician, philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφο ...

(1675–1764), French mathematician and essayist * Yves Meyer (born 1939), French mathematician and scientist *

Yves Morin Yves Morin, (born November 28, 1929) is a Canadian cardiologist, physician, scientist, and former Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the an ...

(born 1929), Canadian cardiologist, physician, scientist, and former Senator * Yves Rocard (1903–1992), French physicist

Writers

Frédéric-Yves Jeannet Frédéric-Yves Jeannet () is a writer and professor of French origin who emigrated to Mexico in his youth. He was born in Grenoble, France, in 1959 and left it in 1975. Jeannet earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in comparative literature at the Universi ...

(born 1959), French novelist, critic, and interviewer * Yves Beauchemin (born 1941), Canadian novelist * Yves Bonnefoy (1923–2016), French poet and essayist * Yves Engler, Canadian writer and political activist *

Yves Frémion Yves Frémion (born 1947 in Lyon) is a French author and former editor of the French science fiction magazine ''Univers''. He has also edited a number of anthologies and has worked for the comic and humour magazine ''Fluide Glacial''. Most recen ...

(born 1940), French science fiction writer *

Yves Meynard Yves Meynard (born 13 June 1964) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer. He writes in both English and French. Biography Meynard made his debut as an author in 1986 at the Boréal congress in Longueuil. Along with Philippe Gauthier an ...

(born 1964), Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer * Yves Thériault (1915–1983), Canadian writer * Yves Urvoy, French historian and writer *

Yves Smith Naked Capitalism is an American financial news and analysis blog that "chronicles the large scale, concerted campaign to reduce the bargaining power and pay of ordinary workers relative to investors and elite technocrats". Susan Webber, the princ ...

, American author

Other professions

* Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre (1842–1909), French occultist *

Yves Brunier Yves Brunier (born 1943) is a French puppeteer. He is best known for his character, Casimir, an orange colored dinosaur who appears on French Children's TV. He played Chelli in '' Sacatruc'', the French version of '' Big Bag''. Brunier later went ...

(1962–1991), French landscape architect * Yves Chaudron, French art forger * Yves Congar (1904–1995), French Dominican priest and theologian *

Yves Gagnon Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fr ...

Canadian ambassador Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

to Argentina and Paraguay * Yves Godard (1911–1975), French soldier * Yves Le Prieur (1885–1963), French inventor and military man * Yves Leopold Germain Gaston, French patriarch * Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (1734-1797), French Navy officer, namesake of Kerguelen Islands * Yves Mourousi (1942-1998), French journalist and news presenter * Yves Pouliquen (born 1931), French doctor * Yves Rossy (born 1959), Swiss pilot and inventor * Yves Simon (philosopher) (1903–1961), French Catholic philosopher *

Yves Trudeau (biker) Yves Trudeau (4 February 1946 – July 2008), also known as "Apache" and "The Mad Bomber", was a Canadian outlaw biker, gangster and contract killer. A former member of the Hells Angels North chapter in Laval, Quebec, Trudeau was the club's lead ...

(1946–2008), prolific Canadian serial killer, mass murderer, and Hells Angel

Fictional characters

* Yves Adele Harlow, a character in ''The X-Files'' *Yves Massarde, character in the Clive Cussler novel and film ''

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'' *Yves, a criminal cat in a recurring sketch in the latter episodes of ''

Dog City ''Dog City'' is an animated television series that was produced by Nelvana Limited and Jim Henson Productions in association with Channel 4, Global Television Network, FORTA and Canal+ Spain and aired on Fox Kids from September 26, 1992, to N ...

'' *Yves Benedict, a character in Julia Golding's ''Finding Sky'' trilogy

References

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