Yves (first name)
Origin and meaning
Yves is the French form of Ivo . The name is derived from yew : West Indo- European oiwa , of which z. B. Old High German iwa or Kymrian ywen . In the past, the bow of the arrow was mainly made of yew wood and that is why the name translates into "the archer".
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Name bearer
- Yves Allégret (1907–1987), French director
- Yves Allegro (* 1978), Swiss tennis player
- Yves Baudrier (1906–1988), French composer
- Yves de Bellême , Bishop of Sées probably from 1035 to around 1071
- Yves Beneyton (born 1946), French actor
- Yves Bénot (1920–2005), French historian (actually Edouard Helman)
- Yves Berger (1931-2004), French writer
- Yves Boisset (* 1939), French director and screenwriter
- Yves Bonnefoy (1923–2016), French poet, essayist and translator
- Yves Bouvier (* 1963), Swiss businessman and art dealer
- Yves Chaland (1957–1990), French draftsman
- Yves Chaudouët (* 1959), French artist
- Yves Chauvin (1930–2015), French chemist
- Yves Cochet (* 1946), French politician
- Yves Congar (1904–1995), French cardinal and theologian
- Yves Coppens (* 1934), French paleontologist and paleoanthropologist
- Yves Deruyter (* 1970), Belgian techno DJ
- Yves Eigenrauch (* 1971), German soccer player
- Yves Gambier (* 1949), French linguist
- Yves Giraud-Cabantous (1904–1973), French racing driver
- Yves Grafenhorst (* 1984), German handball player
- Yves Grevet (* 1961), French author of books for young people
- Yves Guéna (1922–2016), French minister, member of parliament and mayor
- Yves Huppen (* 1967), Belgian comic book author
- Yves Jansen (* 1952), Swiss theater director, actor and author
- Yves Joseph de Kerguelen de Trémarec (1734–1797), French navigator and explorer
- Yves de Kermabon (* 1948), French general
- Yves Klein (1928–1962), French painter and sculptor
- Yves Kunkel (* 1994), German handball player
- Yves Laroche (* 1959), Canadian freestyle skier
- Yves Larock (* 1977), Swiss DJ and producer
- Yves Leterme (* 1960), Belgian politician
- Yves Makabu-Makalambay (* 1986), Congolese soccer player
- Yves Mankel (* 1970), German luge rider
- Yves du Manoir (1904-1928), French rugby player
- Yves Meyer (* 1939), French mathematician
- Yves Montand (1921–1991), French singer and actor
- Yves Nat (1890–1956), French pianist and composer
- Yves Netzhammer (* 1970), Swiss computer artist
- Yves Olivier (* 1974), Belgian cyclist
- Yves Oppenheim (* 1948), French painter
- Yves Petry (* 1967), Flemish writer and journalist
- Yves Racine (* 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
- Yves Rénier (* 1942), French actor
- Yves Robert (1920–2002), French actor and director
- Yves Rocard (1903-1992), French physicist
- Yves Rocher (1930–2009), French entrepreneur
- Yves Rossy (* 1959) Swiss pilot and inventor
- Yves Rousseau (* 1961), French jazz musician
- Yves Saint Laurent (1936–2008), French fashion designer
- Yves Simoneau (* 1955), Canadian director
- Yves Studer (* 1982), Swiss boxer
- Yves Tanguy (1900–1955), French painter
- Yves Thériault (1915–1983), Canadian writer
- Yves V (* 1981), Belgian DJ and producer
- Yves Vanderhaeghe (* 1970), Belgian football player
- Yves Yersin (1942–2018), Swiss director and producer
- Yves Zahnd (* 1985), Swiss soccer player
Derived double names (with carriers)
Yves-Maria / Marie
- Yves-Maria Guy Dubigeon (1927-2007), French Catholic bishop
- Yves Marie Delage (1854–1920), French zoologist, physiologist and experimental embryologist
- Yves-Marie Laulan (* 1934), French economist, publicist and politician
Yves-Thibault
- Yves-Thibault de Silguy (* 1948), French politician
Trivia
- Üffes
A name joke has been circulating in the German-speaking area since 2005, which is about a child being called Üffes and when asked that the name YVES is spelled. The first evidence is a blog entry from 2005. The joke has been widespread since around 2008 and Üffes has become a nickname for Yves.
Web links
- Yves in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frauenzimmer - name meaning Yves , accessed on November 7, 2017
- ↑ Very private archive for family stories
- ↑ Melania Botica: These names cause ridicule. October 9, 2014, accessed November 13, 2014 .