Yvonne is a female

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. It is the feminine form of Yvon, which is derived from the

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name Yves and

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. It is from the French word ''iv'', meaning "yew" (or tree). Since yew wood was used for bows, Ivo may have been an

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meaning " archer". Yvonne/Ivonne is also a Spanish girl name. This name first arrived in England with the

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, along with variations such as Yvette and male versions of the same name. It was the most popular of all of these names, but would fall out of favor. It was reintroduced into English-speaking countries in the early 20th century, when it was very popular. It is currently 173rd in the United States popular names list, but is an uncommon name in younger generations. It has also lost popularity in France, where in 1900 it was the 7th most popular name. It is a popular Protestant name in Northern Ireland. Yvonne has several name days: May 26 in

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and December 11th in

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and

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People

This is a list of notable people with the first name Yvonne: *

Yvonne Andres Dr. Yvonne Marie Andrés is an American educator who is recognized as an e-learning pioneer and visionary. Andrés is the co-founder of the non-profit Global SchoolNet (1984) and the founder of the Global Schoolhouse (1992). Andrés was named one ...

, educator, e-learning pioneer and visionary. *

Yvonne Arnaud Germaine Yvonne Arnaud (20 December 1890 – 20 September 1958) was a French-born pianist, singer and actress, who was well known for her career in Britain, as well as her native land. After beginning a career as a concert pianist as a child, Ar ...

, French actress *

Yvonne Borree Yvonne Borree is a former principal dancer at New York City Ballet. She was raised in Norfolk, Virginia, where she began her dance studies with the Tidewater Ballet Association at four years of age. She attended the School of American Ballet for th ...

, New York City Ballet principal dancer * Yvonne Brewster, Jamaican actress *

Yvonne Bryceland Yvonne Bryceland (18 November 1925 – 13 January 1992) was a South African stage actress. Some of her best-known work was in the plays of Athol Fugard. Early life She was born Yvonne Heilbuth in Cape Town, South Africa, the daughter of Adolphus ...

, South African actress *

Yvonne Catterfeld Yvonne Catterfeld (born 2 December 1979) is a German singer, actress, and television personality. Born and raised in Erfurt, Thuringia, she later moved to Leipzig to pursue her career in music. In 2000, she participated in the debut season of the ...

(born 1979), German singer *

Yvonne Chaka Chaka Yvonne Chaka Chaka (born Yvonne Machaka on 18 March 1965) is a South African singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, humanitarian and teacher. Dubbed the "Princess of Africa" (a name she received after a 1990 tour), Chaka Chaka has been at t ...

, South African singer *

Yvonne Chouteau Myra Yvonne Chouteau () (March 7, 1929 – January 24, 2016) was an American ballerina and one of the " Five Moons" or Native ''prima ballerinas'' of Oklahoma. She was the only child of Corbett Edward and Lucy Annette Chouteau. She was born March ...

, Ballet dancer * Yvonne Coghill, British public servant * Yvonne Craig, American ballet dancer *

Yvonne Cryns Yvonne Cryns (born 1951) is an American midwife and political activist. From 1991 to 2001, she served as a traditional midwife in Illinois and Wisconsin. Cryns has a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) designation. As a childbirth activist, sh ...

(b. 1951), American midwife and political activist *

Yvonne De Carlo Margaret Yvonne Middleton (September 1, 1922January 8, 2007), known professionally as Yvonne De Carlo, was a Canadian-American actress, dancer and singer. She became a Hollywood film star in the 1940s and 1950s, made several recordings, and late ...

(1922–2007), Canadian-American actress, ''The Munsters'' *

Yvonne Dionne The Dionne quintuplets (; born May 28, 1934) are the first quintuplets known to have survived their infancy. The identical girls were born just outside Callander, Ontario, near the village of Corbeil. All five survived to adulthood. The Dionn ...

(b. 1934), Canadian quintuplet *

Yvonne Fovargue Yvonne Helen Fovargue (born 29 November 1956) is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield since 2010. Early life and career Fovargue attended Sale Grammar School and obtained a Bachelor of Arts ...

(born 1956), British politician *

Yvonne Ndege Yvonne Ndege is an international journalist, and media and communications professional. She started her career at the British Broadcasting Corporation, as a graduate trainee in London, United Kingdom. Early life Ndege's parents emigrated to the ...

, British Journalist *

Yvonne Elkuch Yvonne Elkuch (born 31 March 1968) is Liechtensteiner cyclist who came 47th in the road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Seoul (; ; ), officially kno ...

, Liechtensteiner cyclist *

Yvonne Elliman Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who performed for four years in the first cast of the stage musical ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved ...

, 70s pop music artist *

Yvonne Hackenbroch Yvonne Alix Hackenbroch (1912–2012), was a British museum curator and historian of jewellery. Early life Yvonne Alix Hackenbroch was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on 27 April 1912, the second of three daughters of the art dealer Zacharias ...

(1912–2012), British museum curator and historian of jewellery *

Yvonne Hayes Hinson Yvonne Hayes Hinson is an American politician who currently serves as the representative for Florida House of Representatives District 20 as a member of the Democratic Party. Career She was elected to the State House in 2020 2020 was ...

, American politician *

Yvonne Hirdman Yvonne Hirdman (born 18 January 1943) is a Swedish historian and gender researcher. She has received many awards for her work including the August Prize. Early years and education Yvonne Hirdman is the daughter of the language teacher Einar Hird ...

, Swedish historian and gender researcher *

Yvonne Jacquette Yvonne Jacquette (born 1934) is an American painter and printmaker known in particular for her depictions of aerial landscapes, especially her low-altitude and oblique aerial views of cities or towns, often painted using a distinctive, pointill ...

, American painter and printmaker *

Yvonne Kenny Yvonne Kenny AM (born 25 November 1950) is an Australian soprano, particularly associated with Handel, Mozart and bel canto roles. Biography Born in Sydney, she first studied at the University of Sydney in science, hoping to become a biochemi ...

, Australian opera singer * Yvonne Lindsay, romance novelist from New Zealand * Yvonne Loriod (1924–2010), French pianist * Yvonne Meusburger, Austrian tennis player * Yvonne Minton, Australian opera singer *

Yvonne Mosquito Yvonne Mosquito (born 19 December 1964) is a British politician who served as the 109th Lord Mayor of Birmingham between 2018 and 2019 for the Labour Party. She has served as a member of Birmingham City Council from 1996, currently for the ward ...

* Yvonne Mounsey *

Yvonne McGregor Yvonne McGregor MBE (born 9 April 1961) is a female English former professional cyclist from Wibsey. She was made an MBE, for services to cycling, in the 2002 New Year Honours. Cycling career McGregor competed in running until the age of 28, c ...

Yvonne O'Grady The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' in 2004, by order of first appearance. Eric Garside Eric Garside, played by Peter Kay, appeared on 30 January 2004. Eric is a drayman who a ...

, British actress *

Yvonne Printemps Yvonne Printemps (; born Yvonne Wigniolle; 25 July 1894 – 19 January 1977) was a French singer and actress who achieved stardom on stage and screen in France and internationally. Printemps went on the stage in Paris at the age of 12, and ...

, French actress * Yvonne Rainer, American dancer *

Yvonne Ridley Yvonne Ridley (born 23 April 1958) is a British journalist, author and politician who holds several committee positions with the Alba Party in Scotland. She was a former chair of the National Council of the now-defunct Respect Party. Ridley ma ...

, British journalist * Yvonne Nelson, Ghanaian actress * Yvonne Rust (1922 – 2002), New Zealand potter * Yvonne Ryding, Miss Universe 1984 *

Yvonne Stokes Yvonne Marie Stokes is an Australian mathematician whose research involves fluid mechanics, mathematical biology, and industrial applications of mathematics. She is a professor and Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the University of ...

, Australian mathematician * Yvonne Strahovski, Australian actress * Yvonne Tobis (b. 1948), Israeli Olympic swimmer *

Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne Maria Therèse van Gennip (born 1 May 1964) is one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she unexpectedly won three gold medals. She was the ...

, Dutch Olympic speed skater * Yvonne Thompson, British business leader

Fictional characters

* Miss Yvonne, ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' character * Yvonne Atkins, character from the British drama series Bad Girls; portrayed by Linda Henry *

Yvonne Casey The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' in 2004, by order of first appearance. Eric Garside Eric Garside, played by Peter Kay, appeared on 30 January 2004. Eric is a drayman who ...

, character from the British

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, ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

''; portrayed by

Yvonne Cotton The following are characters who first appeared, or returned, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' during 2014 listed by order of first appearance. All new characters in 2014 were introduced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, executive producer. Na ...

, character from the British soap opera, ''

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''; portrayed by Pauline McLynn *

Yvonne Doyle (Fair City) Yvonne Doyle, (previously Gleeson) is a fictional character in the Irish soap opera ''Fair City''. She was originally portrayed by Alex MacDowall (sister of Sarah MacDowall who plays Suzanne Doyle) and subsequently by Ciara O'Callaghan. The show ...

, character from the Irish soap opera '' Fair City;'' portrayed by

Ciara O'Callaghan Ciara O'Callaghan is an Irish actress. She appeared in '' The Clinic'' and ''Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars''. She is best known for her portrayal of Yvonne Gleeson on the Irish soap opera ''Fair City''. She first came into the s ...

. *

Yvonne Jeffries Yvonne Jeffries (previously Gregory) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She was portrayed by Alison Quigan in a guest stint in 2004, before returning in a regular role the following year. She remained on t ...

, character from the New Zealand soap opera ''

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;'' portrayed by Alison Quigan * Yvonne Teasley, '' Beverly Hills, 90210'' character; portrayed by Denise Dowse

Variations

* German language: Ivonne *

Dutch language Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-Europea ...

: Ivo *

Italian language Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 m ...

: Ivana *

Polish language Polish (Polish: ''język polski'', , ''polszczyzna'' or simply ''polski'', ) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group written in the Latin script. It is spoken primarily in Poland and serves as the native language of the Poles. In a ...

: Iwona *

Portuguese language Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and ...

: Ivone * Spanish language: Ivón, Ivona, Ivone. *

Greek language Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Al ...

: Υβόννη (Yvonni) *

Latvian language Latvian ( ), also known as Lettish, is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the Baltic region. It is the language of Latvians and the official language of Latvia as well as ...

: Ivonna *

Serbian language Serbian (, ) is the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the official and national language of Serbia, one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina and co-official in Montenegro and Kos ...

: Ивoна (

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) *

Macedonian language Macedonian (; , , ) is an Eastern South Slavic language. It is part of the Indo-European language family, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of a larger Balto-Slavic branch. Spoken as a first language by around two million ...

: Ивoна (Ivona) *

Croatian language Croatian (; ' ) is the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian pluricentric language used by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina, and other neighboring countries. It is the official ...

: Ivona *

Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

: Aoibheann, Aoibhinn * Malaysian language: Eevon *

Slovene language Slovene ( or ), or alternatively Slovenian (; or ), is a South Slavic languages, South Slavic language, a sub-branch that is part of the Balto-Slavic languages, Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family ...

: Ivona *

Romanian language Romanian (obsolete spellings: Rumanian or Roumanian; autonym: ''limba română'' , or ''românește'', ) is the official and main language of Romania and the Moldova, Republic of Moldova. As a minority language it is spoken by stable communi ...

: Ivona *

Czech language Czech (; Czech ), historically also Bohemian (; ''lingua Bohemica'' in Latin), is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. Spoken by over 10 million people, it serves as the official language of the Czech Re ...

: Ivona, Yvona, Ivana

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