Yvonne - Wiktionary

English

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA(key): /iːˈvɒn/, /ɪˈvɒn/
• Rhymes: -ɒn

Proper noun

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Yvonne

1. A female given name from French borrowed from France, in regular use since the twentieth century.
   • 1896, Ernest Christopher Dowson, Yvonne of Brittany:In your mother's apple orchardWhen the world was left behind:You were shy, so shy, Yvonne!But your eyes were calm and kind.

Translations

[edit] female given name

Czech: Ivona (cs) f Danish: Yvonne Faroese: Yvonna f French: Yvonne (fr) German: Yvonne (de) Greek: Υβόννη (el) f (Yvónni) Norwegian: Yvonne (no) Polish: Iwona (pl) f Portuguese: Ivone (pt) f Slovak: Ivona f Swedish: Yvonne (sv)

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Yvonne, from French feminine form of Yvon, variant of Yves, from a Germanic root for "yew".

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ʔiˈbon/ [ʔɪˈbon̪]

Proper noun

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Yvonne (Badlit spelling ᜁᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a female given name from English [in turn from French]

Danish

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Proper noun

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Yvonne

1. a female given name of French origin

French

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /i.vɔn/

Proper noun

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Yvonne f

1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Yvon

Related terms

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• female given names: Maryvonne, Yvette
• male given names: Yves, Yvon, Jean-Yves.

German

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Alternative forms

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• Ivonne

Pronunciation

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

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Yvonne

1. a female given name from French

Norwegian

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Proper noun

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Yvonne

1. a female given name of French origin

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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• Audio:

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Proper noun

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Yvonne c (genitive Yvonnes)

1. a female given name of French origin

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Yvonne, from French feminine form of Yvon, variant of Yves, from a Germanic root for "yew".

Pronunciation

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• (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈvon/ [ʔɪˈvon̪]
  • IPA(key): (with nativization) /ʔiˈbon/ [ʔɪˈbon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Y‧vonne

Proper noun

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Yvónne (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a female given name from English [in turn from French]