Yves

eve
French
"yew wood"

Yves Origin and Meaning

The name Yves is a boy's name of French origin meaning "yew wood".

On paper, with its stylish ties to fashion legend Yves Saint-Laurent (born Henri), Yves looks great, but the pronunciation--EVE-- could lead to gender confusion. German variation Ivo might be cooler and clear up the issue.

# 498 on Nameberry

Yves Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Yves Popularity

Famous People Named Yves

  • Yves Henri Donat Mathieu
    Saint Laurent, French fashion designer
  • Yves Camille Désiré Leterme
    48th Prime Minister of Belgium
  • Yves Montand (born Ivo Livi)
    Italian,French actor/singer
  • Yves Allegro
    Swiss tennis player, doubles partner of Roger Federer
  • Yves Klein
    French painter and performance artist
  • Yves Chauvin
    French chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Yves Ed'duvill Edwards
    Brazilian mixed martial artist
  • (Louis) Yves Fortier
    Canadian diplomat
  • Yves
    Joseph de Kerguelen,Tremarec, discoverer of Kerguelen Islands
  • (Raymond Georges) Yves Tanguy
    French painter
  • Yves Béhar
    Swiss designer
  • Jean
    Yves Thibaudet, French pianist
  • Jacques
    Yves Cousteau, French oceanographer
  • Yves / Ha Sooyoung
    South,Korean idol group member (LOOΠΔ)

Yves in Pop Culture

  • Yves Adele Harlow
    female character on "The Lone Gunmen" (a spin,off of The X,Files)
  • Yves Benedict
    character in the Benedict Series by Joss Stirling
  • Yves
    female character of LOOΠΔVERSE created by Blockberry Creative, starring members of South,Korean girl group, LOOΠΔ