Yvonne

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UK/iːˈvɒn/UK/ɪˈvɒn/

proper noun

A female given name from French borrowed from France, in regular use since the twentieth century.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from French borrowed from France, in regular use since the twentieth century.

    In your mother's apple orchard When the world was left behind: You were shy, so shy, Yvonne! But your eyes were calm and kind.

    1896, Ernest Christopher Dowson, Yvonne of Brittany

Origin

  1. Germanic
  2. EnglishYvonne

From the French feminine form of Yvon, variant of Yves, from a Germanic root for "yew" (see Old English iw). It might have originally been used of an archer, since yew wood was used to make bows.

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Translations

Czech Ivona
  • Ivonafemale given name
Danish Yvonne
  • Yvonnefemale given name
French Yvonne
  • Yvonnefemale given name
German Yvonne
  • Yvonnefemale given name
Greek Υβόννη
  • Υβόννη (Yvónni)female given name
Norwegian Yvonne
  • Yvonnefemale given name
Polish Iwona
  • Iwonafemale given name
Portuguese Ivone
  • Ivonefemale given name
Slovak Ivona
  • Ivonafemale given name
Swedish Yvonne
  • Yvonnefemale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Yvonne

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Cite this entry
APA

Yvonne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yvonne

MLA

“Yvonne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yvonne. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yvonne,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yvonne.

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