Ivo

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/ˈaɪvəʊ/

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

OriginProto-Germanic *īhwaz →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.

    It was so farcically alien to be called 'Roger' and 'Furnivall' in a place where everybody had names like Ivo and Gito and Madog.

    1970, John Wain, A Winter in the Hills, Viking Press, page 45

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*īhwaz“yew, bow”
  2. EnglishIvo

Latinate form of a medieval name of Old French origin, from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (“yew, bow”). Name of French and English saints. Cognate with modern French Yves.

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Translations

Esperanto Ivo
  • Ivomale given name
Estonian Ivo
  • Ivomale given name
French Yves
  • Yvesmale given name
Italian Ivo
  • Ivomale given name
Latvian Ivo
  • Ivomale given name
Portuguese Ivo
  • Ivomale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vioVoi
Cite this entry
APA

Ivo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ivo

MLA

“Ivo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ivo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ivo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ivo.

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