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, 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, 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

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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (born 1984), Czech tennis player * Ivo Niehe (born 1946), Dutch television presenter and producer * Ivo Opstelten (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 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 (born 1958), Croatian pianist * Ivo Ringe (born 1951), German painter * Ivo Robić (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 (born 1982), English author * Ivo Strejček (born 1962), Czech politician * Ivo Tijardović (1895–1976), Croatian composer * Ivo Trumbić (1935–2021), Croatian water polo player and coach * Ivo Ulich (born 1974), Czech footballer * Ivo Uukkivi (born 1965), Estonian actor * Ivo Vajgl (born 1943), Slovenian politician * Ivo Van Damme (1954–1976), Belgian athlete * Ivo van Hove (born 1958), Belgian theatre director * Ivo Viktor (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 (born 1978), Polish journalist * Percival Ivo Vital e Noronha (1923–2019), Indian historian and heritage conservationist

Characters

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

References

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