Yves

Cebuano

Etymology

From French Yves, from Celtic or Germanic.

Proper noun

Yves

  1. a male given name from French

French

Etymology

Unclear still today, either short form of Germanic or Celtic[1] compound names beginning with iv- "yew" - see Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (“yew”) and Proto-Celtic *iwos (“yew”), both from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (“yew”) .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iv/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Yves m

  1. a male given name, borne by two French saints, and known in medieval romance

References

  1. ^ Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental, Errance, Paris, 2003, 2nd edition, p.193-194, →ISBN
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