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The baby name Yvette is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ee-VET.

Yvette is French, Germanic in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2
Origin: French, Germanic
Pronunciation: ee-VET

What is the meaning of the name Yvette ?

The baby name Yvette is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ee-VET.

Yvette is French, Germanic in Origin.

Yvette is a French feminine diminutive of Yves, formed with the suffix -ette, once a productive marker for feminine or affectionate names. Yves reflects Old French adaptation of the Germanic personal name Ivo, whose earliest medieval Latin form is Ivo. Its base is the Germanic noun *īwa-, yew; the literal sense is therefore yew tree, and the later association with archers comes from yew wood’s use in bow-making rather than from the name’s morphology.

The name belongs to the French Yves/Yvon family, strengthened by saints and religious figures such as Saint Yves of Brittany and the thirteenth-century anchoress Yvette of Huy. It moved into English-language naming in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, alongside French -ette names such as Colette and Georgette. Spanish Ivette, English Evette, and central European Iveta or Ivetta show its spread beyond France; in the United States it has receded since its mid-twentieth-century use.

Yvette has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Yvette

Yvette Nicole Brown Actor · Born 1971 · United States Yvette Nicole Brown is an American actor best known for her role as Shirley Bennett on the TV show Community. She has also appeared in films like Tropic Thunder and voiced characters in animated series such as Elena of Avalor. Born in 1971, she has built a diverse career in both television and film. Yvette Horner Musician · Born 1922 · France Yvette Horner was a French accordionist, pianist, and composer best known for performing with the Tour de France in the 1950s and 1960s. Over a career that lasted about 70 years, she gave more than 2,000 concerts and released around 150 records, with total sales of about 30 million copies.

Yvette – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2010 #1 — 983
BI Girls 0 #8 28 726
KR 0 #8 1 201
HT 0 #10 3 399
BI 0 #12 1 425
BF Girls 0 #15 3 315
HT Girls 0 #17 7 950
NA 0 #28 6 2,537
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
CM Girls 0 #36 1,797 11,671
CM 0 #37 19 2,592
HN Girls 0 #38 1 884
MT 0 #38 6 1,767
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
MO 0 #50 3 2,706
PR 0 #53 3 1,497
CY 0 #59 2 1,632
LU 0 #64 3 2,830
AO 0 #74 4 2,729
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
PH 0 #82 15 5,607
CN 0 #83 4 3,857
JM 0 #86 8 3,714
TW 0 #89 12 4,523
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
HU 0 #113 3 1,675
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
CY Girls 0 #121 5 3,755
LU Girls 0 #129 58 4,850
JM Girls 0 #132 152 7,507
MT Girls 0 #134 18 3,773
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
PA 0 #136 3 3,797
PR Girls 0 #138 24 3,171
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
BW Girls 0 #145 7 4,216
CR 0 #162 4 5,526
Sweden Girls 2015 #176 2 1,605
NA Girls 0 #178 47 7,146
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
AE 0 #183 5 10,220
CZ 0 #184 3 3,154
HU Girls 0 #191 33 3,308
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
AO Girls 0 #209 9 4,575
NL Girls 0 #210 1,884 5,933
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
BG Girls 0 #228 4 3,559
TW Girls 0 #236 41 8,139
SG 0 #242 28 11,010
GH 0 #243 6 5,396
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
JP Girls 0 #247 5 6,592
NL 0 #254 143 2,481
MO Girls 0 #255 9 7,056
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
ZA 0 #266 183 14,421
NG 0 #271 2 5,926
GH Girls 0 #276 49 6,973
Canada Girls 2024 #277 9 2,795
IL 0 #279 4 6,291
JM Boys 0 #290 4 6,876
CN Girls 0 #294 56 8,829
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
QA Girls 0 #296 21 15,378
PE 0 #300 11 6,350
PH Girls 0 #303 89 13,098
DK Girls 0 #307 10 7,429
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
MY 0 #316 15 12,352
CZ Girls 0 #327 15 5,378
HK 0 #329 20 8,483
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
MU Girls 0 #357 6 8,539
GH Boys 0 #358 4 8,138
OM Girls 0 #369 28 15,987
ZA Girls 0 #392 1,451 25,928
MX 0 #402 12 8,339
France Girls 2021 #403 3 3,185
Austria Girls 0 #405 16 1,885
EG 0 #405 8 6,387
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
Germany 0 #406 32 2,542
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
Spain 0 #437 16 2,326
PT Girls 0 #442 10 7,952
CM Boys 0 #459 92 12,054
SG Girls 0 #459 128 18,916
PA Girls 0 #464 18 9,861
KW Girls 0 #465 51 19,177
PS Girls 0 #484 40 10,981
GT Girls 0 #492 14 7,500
AE Girls 0 #500 54 20,968
HK Girls 0 #502 114 16,104
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
CR Girls 0 #508 25 11,342
IR Girls 0 #516 15 8,334
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #523 3 11,303
UY Girls 0 #532 5 6,731
LB 0 #543 116 13,263
BH 0 #544 10 17,937
IL Girls 0 #551 67 11,648
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
Germany Girls 0 #564 303 4,949
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
AR Girls 0 #629 2 8,289
BO Girls 0 #644 8 9,488
IT 0 #687 28 4,183
Finland Girls 2026 #722 17 3,895
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
QA Boys 0 #742 2 18,093
NG Girls 0 #743 44 15,093
SY 0 #761 7 11,684
CL Girls 0 #787 65 14,098
United States Girls 2024 #788 129 8,487
KW Boys 0 #802 5 18,755
TN 0 #806 24 13,765
PE Girls 0 #868 76 14,861
OM Boys 0 #870 12 17,948
Spain Girls 0 #872 112 5,561
SA Girls 0 #877 59 25,931
EG Girls 0 #903 57 14,742
EG Boys 0 #923 3 15,035
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
MY Girls 0 #935 60 24,821
BR Girls 0 #987 6 12,708
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
CO Girls 0 #1,064 15 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,066 118 17,781
MA 0 #1,107 22 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,143 1 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,167 12 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
IT Girls 0 #1,209 238 9,415
DZ 0 #1,228 7 20,130
TR 0 #1,251 4 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Yvette is popular in 79 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Ireland
Canada
United States
Scotland, United Kingdom

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People also ask about Yvette

Yvette is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Yvette is a 2 syllable name, pronounced ee-VET.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ivette, Evette, Yvetta, Iveta, Ivetta and Yveta.
Yes, very popular — Yvette ranked #1 in Ireland in 2010, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Yvette ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2010).
Yes — 2 notable people named Yvette are in our database, including Yvette Nicole Brown (Actor), Yvette Horner (Musician).