Meaning of the nameIvone
- Female
- French origin
- Germanic origin
- I-vo-ne
Ivone is a feminine name adapted from the French Yvonne, linked to Yves and Ivo, names that come from a Germanic element meaning 'yew'.
Meaning
“yew (from the Germanic element iwa, of Ivo and Yves)”
Source: Behind the Name: Ivo · Wiktionary: Yves
- People (2022)
- 113,065
- Rank in Brazil
- #286
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 132,064
- people
Ivone in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ivone, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (32,528 people).
112,266 women 799 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Ivone is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ivone in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.113%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.110%
- Santa Catarina 0.101%
- São Paulo 0.068%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.068%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 30,393 | 0.068% |
| Paraná | 12,937 | 0.113% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 11,975 | 0.110% |
| Minas Gerais | 10,952 | 0.053% |
| Santa Catarina | 7,717 | 0.101% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,606 | 0.041% |
| Bahia | 6,360 | 0.045% |
| Goiás | 3,475 | 0.049% |
| Pernambuco | 2,913 | 0.032% |
| Pará | 2,628 | 0.032% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,151 | 0.059% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,871 | 0.068% |
| Ceará | 1,722 | 0.020% |
| Maranhão | 1,431 | 0.021% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,373 | 0.036% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,196 | 0.043% |
| Amazonas | 1,154 | 0.029% |
| Rondônia | 1,030 | 0.065% |
| Paraíba | 999 | 0.025% |
| Alagoas | 862 | 0.028% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 859 | 0.026% |
| Piauí | 779 | 0.024% |
| Sergipe | 622 | 0.028% |
| Tocantins | 493 | 0.033% |
| Amapá | 222 | 0.030% |
| Acre | 188 | 0.023% |
| Roraima | 157 | 0.025% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ivone
Wiktionary records Ivone as a borrowing from French Yvonne, derived from Yves, and as the feminine of Ivo; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing José Pedro Machado, also gives it as an adaptation of Yvonne, the feminine of Yvon. For Behind the Name, Yves is the medieval French form of Ivo, a Germanic name taken from names beginning with the element iwa, 'yew', the tree; an alternative theory, cited by the same page and by Wiktionary, links the name to a Celtic element of the same meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 113,065 people named Ivone, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
A Portuguese-adapted form, with initial I, and the most common spelling in the group; Wiktionary divides it I-vo-ne.
Other spellings of Ivone
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Ivone | 113,065 |
| Yvone | 1,108 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ivone · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ivone · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Yvonne · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Yves · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Ivo · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Yves · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Ivone
What does the name Ivone mean?
Ivone means “yew (from the Germanic element iwa, of Ivo and Yves)”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Ivone in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 113,065 people with the first name Ivone, which ranks it number 286 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ivone a boy's or a girl's name?
Ivone is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 112,266 women and 799 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ivone?
Ivone is a name of French and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ivone most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.113% of the state's population is named Ivone (12,937 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ivone?
Yvone. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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