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The baby name Ivet is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /iˈvɛt/ or /ɪˈvɛt/ (ee-VET or ih-VET).

Ivet is French in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: French
Pronunciation: /iˈvɛt/ or /ɪˈvɛt/ (ee-VET or ih-VET)

What is the meaning of the name Ivet ?

The baby name Ivet is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /iˈvɛt/ or /ɪˈvɛt/ (ee-VET or ih-VET).

Ivet is French in Origin.

Ivet is a streamlined international variant of Yvette, the French feminine diminutive of Yves, itself from Old French Ives, ultimately from Germanic Ivo, meaning "yew." The yew tree, prized for long-lived wood used in medieval longbows, lends associations of resilience and skill; the meaning is sometimes extended to "archer" by metonymy.

The spelling Ivet appears in Catalan and Bulgarian and occurs in Spanish contexts alongside Ivette. It rose with 20th century revivals of French given names and gained profile in Bulgaria through elite sprinter Ivet Lalova. Broader cognates and variants include Yvette (French/English), Ivette (Spanish), Ivett (Hungarian), Iveta (Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Latvian), Yvetta and Yvonne (related French forms), and Iweta (Polish). Historical roots reach medieval Brittany via the veneration of Saint Ivo (Yves) of Kermartin, which helped spread the Yves/Yvette family across Europe.

Ivet has the following similar or variant Names

Ivet – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
BG 0 #76 7 1,799
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
CZ 0 #156 30 3,154
CZ Girls 0 #165 265 5,378
PR Girls 0 #166 2 3,171
BG Girls 0 #183 41 3,559
IR 0 #202 28 4,221
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
JM Girls 0 #276 3 7,507
IR Girls 0 #303 259 8,334
PE 0 #325 5 6,350
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
PL Girls 0 #361 4 5,096
MX 0 #399 15 8,339
BO 0 #405 4 6,868
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
Spain 0 #436 17 2,326
PA Girls 0 #465 17 9,861
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
GT Girls 0 #493 13 7,500
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CO 0 #507 4 7,768
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
UY Girls 0 #530 7 6,731
PS Girls 0 #546 2 10,981
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CR Girls 0 #568 6 11,342
BO Girls 0 #577 35 9,488
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
IL Girls 0 #637 9 11,648
LB 0 #684 7 13,263
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
Spain Girls 0 #725 264 5,561
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
PE Girls 0 #787 158 14,861
CL Girls 0 #796 56 14,098
MX Girls 0 #798 430 17,781
United States Girls 2024 #912 5 8,487
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
NL Girls 0 #943 13 5,933
BR Girls 0 #991 2 12,708
CO Girls 0 #1,000 79 16,140
MX Boys 0 #1,025 9 16,355
ZA Girls 0 #1,234 3 25,928
TR 0 #1,246 9 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,396 51 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,690 2 28,008

Ivet is popular in 36 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
AE
BG
BO
BR

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People also ask about Ivet

Ivet is predominantly a girl's name.
Ivet is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /iˈvɛt/ or /ɪˈvɛt/ (ee-VET or ih-VET).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Yvette, Ivette, Iveta, Ivett, Yvetta and Ivetta.
Across languages, Ivet has these equivalents: Yves (masculine, French), Ivo (masculine, Germanic/Slavic), Ivana (feminine, Slavic).
Somewhat — Ivet ranked #912 in United States in 2024, placing it just outside the most common names.
Ivet's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #912 in 2017 to #912 in 2024 in United States.