Meaning of the nameYvone
- Female
- French origin
- Germanic origin
- Y-vo-ne
Yvone is a spelling of the name Ivone, which means “yew (from the Germanic element iwa, of Ivo and Yves)”.
Meaning
“yew (from the Germanic element iwa, of Ivo and Yves)”
Meaning of the name Ivone, of which Yvone is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Ivo · Wiktionary: Yves
- People (2022)
- 1,108
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,709
- Median age
- 74 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,349
- people
Yvone in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Yvone, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born before 1940 (313 people).
1,104 women 0 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 Yvone is most common
States with the highest share of people named Yvone in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 555 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 157 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 69 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 53 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 27 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 27 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Yvone
It keeps the initial Y of the French Yvonne, with a single N; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists it among the graphic variants of Ivone. Almost everyone with this spelling was born before 1990.
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.
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 Yvone
What does the name Yvone mean?
Yvone means “yew (from the Germanic element iwa, of Ivo and Yves)”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Ivone, of which Yvone is a spelling.
How many people are named Yvone in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,108 people with the first name Yvone, which ranks it number 7,709 among the country's names. The largest group was born before 1940.
Is Yvone a boy's or a girl's name?
Yvone is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,104 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Yvone?
Yvone is a name of French and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Yvone most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Yvone (555 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Yvone?
Ivone. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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