Yvonne
Meanings
name
- A female given name from French borrowed from France, in regular use since the twentieth century.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the French feminine form of Yvon, variant of Yves, from a Germanic root for "yew" (see Old English iw). It might have originally been used of an archer, since yew wood was used to make bows.
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