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Ivo is a masculine
given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
, in use in various European languages. The name used in western European languages originates as a Normannic name recorded since the
High Middle Ages The High Middle Ages, or High Medieval Period, was the periodization, period of European history between and ; it was preceded by the Early Middle Ages and followed by the Late Middle Ages, which ended according to historiographical convention ...
, and the French name Yves is a variant of it. The unrelated South Slavic name is a variant of the name
Ivan Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the B ...
(John).


Origins

The name is recorded from the High Middle Ages among the
Normans The Normans (Norman language, Norman: ''Normaunds''; ; ) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norsemen, Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia. The Norse settlements in West Franc ...
of France and England (
Yvo of Chartres Ivo of Chartres, Can.Reg. (also Ives, Yves, or Yvo; ; 1040 – 23 December 1115), was a French canon regular and abbot who then served as the Bishop of Chartres from 1090 until his death. He was an important authority in Catholic canon law durin ...
, 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
Ivo
(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 ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...
. The Slavic name is a
hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...
, 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 pre ...
''. In
Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
, the name exhibits both Slavic and Celtic-Germanic origins; the Slavic variant Ivona of the Celtic-origin feminine name
Yvonne Yvonne is a feminine given name, the female form of Yvon (given name), Yvon, which is derived from the French language, French name Yves (given name), Yves and Yvette. It is from the French word ''iv'', meaning "yew" (or tree). Since yew wood was ...
, is regular and fairly common.


Variations

Ivo has the
genitive In grammar, the genitive case ( abbreviated ) is the grammatical case that marks a word, usually a noun, as modifying another word, also usually a noun—thus indicating an attributive relationship of one noun to the other noun. A genitive can ...
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 commonly spelled '' Evo'', which is the masculine version of the feminine name Eva or Eve, should not be confused with Ivo. Feminine equivalents of the name include Iva, and
Yvette Yvette (, ) is a feminine given name, the French feminine form of Yves (given name), Yves, which means Taxus, yew or archery, archer in some cases. Variations * Catalan language, Catalan: Ivet * Czech language, Czech: Yveta * Dutch language, ...
, amongst others.


People


Medieval

*Saint
Ivo of Chartres Ivo of Chartres, canon regular, Can.Reg. (also Ives, Yves, or Yvo; ; 1040 – 23 December 1115), was a French canon regular and abbot who then served as the Bishop of Chartres from 1090 until his death. He was an important authority in Catholic c ...
(1040s–1115), French bishop and confessor *Saint
Ivo of Kermartin Ivo of Kermartin, TOSF (17 October 1253 – 19 May 1303), also known as ''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 ...
(1253–1303), Breton advocate for the poor *Saint
Ivo of Ramsey Saint Ivo (also known as Ives) was a Cornish bishop and hermit, and became the eponymous saint of St Ives, Huntingdonshire. History The discovery of Bishop Ivo's remains in 1001 was first mentioned briefly in John of Worcester's '' Chronico ...
, Cornish bishop *
Ivo Taillebois Ivo Taillebois (died 1094) was a powerful Norman nobleman, sheriff and tenant-in-chief in 11th-century England. Life Ivo Taillebois was a Norman most probably from Taillebois, now a small hamlet in Saint-Gervais de Briouze, Calvados.K.S.B. Ke ...
(died 1094), Huscarl of William the Conqueror *
Ivo de Grandmesnil Ivo de Grandmesnil (died 1101 or 1102), son of Hugh de Grandmesnil, was a Norman magnate in England and a participant in the First Crusade, in 1096. Ivo participated in the first crusade in 1096, following Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy. Iv ...
(died 1102), English crusader *
Ivo de Vesci Ivo de Vesci, sometimes spelt Vescy and first name sometimes Yves, was a prominent 11th-century English noble. He obtained lands and the lordship of Alnwick in Northumberland from King William II of England. He was also given lands in Malton, ...
, 11th Century Norman noble, Lord of Alnwick * Ivo (Dean of Wells), the inaugural Dean of Wells between 1140 and 1164


Modern

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Ivo Andrić Ivo Andrić ( sr-Cyrl, Иво Андрић, ; born Ivan Andrić; 9 October 1892 – 13 March 1975) was a Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature, 1961. His writ ...
(1892–1975), Serbo-Croatian writer and Nobel prize winner *
Ivo Andrić-Lužanski Ivo Andrić-Lužanski (born 1956) is a Croat politician of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a member of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was born in Lug in 1956. He served twice as President of the Federation of Bosnia Herze ...
(born 1956), Croat politician of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Ivo Basay (born 1966), Chilean footballer *
Ivo Belet Ivo Maria Robert Belet (; born on 7 June 1959 in Sint-Truiden), is a Politics of Belgium, Belgian politician who served as Member of the European Parliament for Flanders with the Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams, CD&V, part of the European People' ...
(born 1959), Belgian politician *
Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley (13 March 1859 – 10 April 1927), styled The Honourable Ivo Bligh until 1900, lord of the manor of Cobham, Kent, was a British nobleman, parliamentarian and cricketer. Bligh captained the Engl ...
(1859–1927), English cricketer * Ivo Bobul (born 1953), Ukrainian singer of Romanian ethnicity *
Ivo Caprino Ivo Caprino (17 February 1920 – 8 February 2001) was a Norway, Norwegian film director and writer, best known for his puppet films. His most noted film, ''Flåklypa Grand Prix'' (Pinchcliffe Grand Prix), was made in 1975. Early life Cap ...
(1920–2001), Norwegian filmmaker * Ivo Daalder (born 1960), American diplomat *
Ivo Daneu Ivo Daneu (born 6 October 1937) is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. During his playing career, at a height of tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He represented the Yug ...
(born 1937), Slovenian basketball player and coach * Ivo Eensalu (born 1949), Estonian actor and theatre director *
Ivo Fabijan Ivo Fabijan (born Andrija Ivo Mrvelj; 25 August 1950 – 16 July 2006) was a Croatian musician, singer and composer, and produced pop music and patriotic songs. Fabijan was born in Vrbovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vrbovac, Odžak, Bosnia and ...
(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, ...
(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 Ivo Gregurević (; 7 October 1952 – 1 January 2019) was a Croatian film, theatre and television actor. Throughout over a quarter of a century, Gregurević played rural bullies and arrogant nouveau riche and became one of Croatia's best known ...
(1952–2019), Croatian actor * Ivo Iličević (born 1986), Croatian footballer *
Ivo Josipović Ivo Josipović (; born 28 August 1957) is a Croatia, Croatian Academic staff, academic, jurist, composer, and politician who served as the president of Croatia from 2010 to 2015. Josipović entered politics as a member of the League of Communist ...
(born 1957), Croatian politician and President of Croatia from 2010 to 2015 *
Ivo Karlović Ivo Karlović (; born 28 February 1979) is a Croatian former 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 won eight ATP Tour si ...
(born 1979), Croatian tennis player * Ivo Kuusk (1937–2023), 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 in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo with the song " Kaelakee Hääl" (The Sound ...
(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 Yugoslavs, Yugoslav Croats, Croat communist politician and military leader. In the 1930s, he became one of the closest associates of Josip Broz Tito, leader of ...
(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 20 July 2009 Minář reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 62. His brother Jan is also a professional player, who has been rank ...
(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 a Bache ...
(born 1944), Dutch politician *
Ivo Papazov Ivo Papazov (or Papasov; ; born 1952), nicknamed Ibryama (), is a Bulgarian clarinetist. He leads the "Ivo Papazov Wedding Band" in performances of jazz-infused Stambolovo music, and is one of the premier creators of the genre known as "wedding b ...
(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 Association football, footballer who plays as a right-back for Dutch club Fortuna Sittard. Brought up at FC Porto, Porto, he spent most of his career abroa ...
(born 1990), Portuguese footballer * Ivo Pitanguy (1926–2016), Brazilian plastic surgeon *
Ivo Pogorelić Ivo Pogorelić (also Ivo Pogorelich; born 20 October 1958) is a Croatian pianist. He is known for his sometimes unorthodox interpretations, which have brought him a sizable following and both praise and criticism from musical experts. A musi ...
(born 1958), Croatian pianist *
Ivo Ringe Ivo Ringe (born July 5, 1951) is a German artist, who is classified as a concrete art painter, whose works can also be categorized as Minimalism and Hard-edge painting. He is also a docent and a curator of international group exhibitions. Ringe l ...
(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) (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 Croatian former politician who served as Prime Minister of Croatia from 2003 to 2009. He is currently serving a 18-year prison sentence for corruption in Lipovica penitentiary. Sanader is to date the second ...
(born 1953), Croatian politician * Ivo Snijders (born 1980), Dutch rower *
Ivo Stourton Ivo James Benedict Stourton (born 1982) is a British author and solicitor. Career Stourton first came into the public eye at the age of 17 when he wrote and starred in ''Kassandra'', an award-winning Edinburgh Festival production about the Vietn ...
(born 1982), English author * Ivo Strejček (born 1962), Czech politician * Ivo Tijardović (1895–1976), Croatian composer *
Ivo Trumbić Ivo Trumbić (2 April 1935 – 12 March 2021) was a Croatian water polo player and Olympic medallist. He later went on to manage. Ivo Trumbić coached the Netherlands to a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics, becoming one of the few sportsp ...
(1935–2021), Croatian water polo player and coach *
Ivo Ulich Ivo Ulich (born 9 September 1974) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Ulich played for Slavia Prague, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Vissel Kobe and Dynamo Dresden. He retired from football in 2008, b ...
(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 i ...
(born 1965), Estonian actor *
Ivo Vajgl Ivo Vajgl (born 3 March 1943) is a Slovenian politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Slovenia. In his second term in the European Parliament he was a member of DeSUS and an individual member of the European Democratic ...
(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. He is known for his Off-Broadway avant-garde experimental theatre productions. For over twenty years, he served as the director of the Toneelgroep Amsterdam. On Broadway, he has d ...
(born 1958), Belgian theatre director *
Ivo Viktor Ivo Viktor (born 21 May 1942) is a Czech former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Czechoslovakia, representing his country on 63 occasions between 1966 and 1977, taking part in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and winning the 1976 Eur ...
(born 1942), Czech football goalkeeper *
Ivo Vojnović Ivo Vojnović (9 October 1857 – 30 August 1929) was a writer from Dubrovnik. Biography Vojnović was born in Dubrovnik as the first son of Count Konstantin Vojnović (1832–1903) and Maria de Serragli (1836–1922) on 9 October 1857 in D ...
(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 independent record label 4AD. He has produced several records, although he prefers to use the term "musical director" ...
(born 1954), English musician and producer, founder of 4AD record label *
Ivo Widlak Ivo Widlak (born July 5, 1978, in Knurów, Poland) is an 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 childre ...
(born 1978), Polish journalist * Percival Ivo Vital e Noronha (1923–2019), Indian historian and heritage conservationist


Characters

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Doctor Ivo Robotnik Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik is a Character (arts), character created by the Japanese game designer Naoto Ohshima. He is the main antagonist of Sega's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise. Eggman is a mad scientist who seeks to steal the mystical Cha ...
, also known by the alias Doctor Eggman, the main antagonist of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series *
Professor Ivo Anthony Ivo is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a mad scientist who 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 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'' () 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 Ermanno Cavazzoni, and ...
'', 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 Foglio, Phil and Kaja Foglio and published by their company Studio Foglio LLC under the Imprint (trade name), imprint Airship Entertainment. The comic wo ...
'' * Ivo Andonov, an antagonist in the ''Pod Prikritie'' series *Ivo Hugh, the foreman and chief mechanical engineer of the
Skarloey Railway The Island of Sodor is a fictional island that is the primary setting for ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and its television adaptation ''Thomas & Friends''. It lies in the Irish Sea between Cumbria and the Isle of Man. Inspirat ...
, in the book ''The Little Old Engine'' from the Rev. W. Awdry's
The Railway Series ''The Railway Series'' is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Sodor (fictional island), Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by Wi ...
of children's books


See also

* * Ive (given name) *
Iven (given name) Iven is a male given name. It is a diminutive variation of the names Ivo and Yvo and is also the Breton form of Evan. It is closely related to the names Ivon, Yvon, Ive, Ives, and Yves. As a surname, it appears as Ivens, meaning "Iven's son". ...


References

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