Ivo
See also: -ivo
English
Etymology
Latinate form of a medieval name of Old French origin, from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (“yew, bow”). Name of French and English saints. Cognate with modern French Yves.
Proper noun
Ivo
- A male given name.
- 1970 John Wain, A Winter in the Hills, Viking Press, page 45:
- It was so farcically alien to be called 'Roger' and 'Furnivall' in a place where everybody had names like Ivo and Gito and Madog.
- 1970 John Wain, A Winter in the Hills, Viking Press, page 45:
Usage notes
- Used in medieval England, but rare today. Modern American bearers of this name may be of Slavic origin.
Related terms
- Ives
- Ivor
- Yvette
- Yvonne
Translations
male given name
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Anagrams
- ovi-
Czech
Etymology
Cognate to French Yves, and also a variant of Ivan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪvo]
Proper noun
Ivo m
- A male given name.
Estonian
Etymology
Short form of Ivar and, less often, of Ivan.
Proper noun
Ivo
- A male given name
Related terms
- Aivar, Aivo, Ivar, Ivari
Italian
Etymology
Cognate to English Ivo and French Yves.
Proper noun
Ivo m
- A male given name.
Anagrams
- voi
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1962. Shortened from Ivars, also cognate to English Ivo, with ultimately the same Germanic meaning "yew, bow (of yew)".
Proper noun
Ivo m
- A male given name.
Related terms
- Ivars, Aivars
- Iveta
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Ivo was the only given name of 2324 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
A hypocoristic form of Ivan.
Proper noun
Ívo m
- A male given name