Yvonne
/iːˈvɒn/noun
A feminine given name.
Did you know?Yvonne comes from the same old Germanic root as yew, a tree long associated in Europe with archery, funerary symbolism, and protective magic.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*eiw-
“yew tree”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*īwaz
“yew”
Old French
OF
Ivo
“a male given name from the yew tree”
Medieval French
French
Yvon
“male given name”
Modern French
French
Yvonne
“feminine form of Yvon”
Modern English
English
Yvonne
“a feminine given name”