Ivo is a masculine

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, in use in various European languages. The name used in western European languages originates as a Normannic name recorded since the

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, and the French name Yves is a variant of it. The unrelated South Slavic name is a variant of the name

Ivan Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

(John).

Origins

The name is recorded from the High Middle Ages among the

Normans The Normans ( Norman: ''Normaunds''; french: Normands; la, Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and indigenous West Franks and Gallo-Romans. ...

of France and England (

Yvo of Chartres Ivo of Chartres (also Ives, Yves, or Yvo; la, Ivo Carnutensis; 1040 – 23 December 1115), also known as Saint Ivo in the Roman Catholic Church, was the Bishop of Chartres, France from 1090 until his death, and an important canonist during the I ...

, born c. 1040). The name's etymology may be either Germanic or Celtic, in either case deriving from a given name with a first element meaning "yew" (Gaulish ''Ivo-'', Germanic ''Iwa-'').Campbell, Mik
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(Behind the Name: The Etymology and History of First Names) The name may have been spread by the cult of Saint Ivo (d. 1303), patron saint of

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. The Slavic name is a

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, like its variant '' Ivica''.

Variations

Ivo has the genitive form of "Ives" in the place name St Ives. In France, the usual variation of the name is Yves. In the Hispanic countries of Latin America, the name is commonly spelled '' Evo'' but Ivo is still the more common spelling. Feminine equivalents of the name include Iva,

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, and Yvette, amongst others.

People

Medieval

*Saint Ivo of Chartres (1040s–1115), French bishop and confessor *Saint

Ivo of Kermartin Ivo of Kermartin, T.O.S.F. (17 October 1253 – 19 May 1303), also known Yvo, Yves, or Ives (and in Breton as Erwan, Iwan, Youenn or Eozenn, depending on the region, and known as Yves Hélory (also ''Helori'' or ''Heloury'') in French), was a p ...

(1253–1303), Breton advocate for the poor *Saint

Ivo of Ramsey Saint Ivo (also known as Ives) was a Cornish bishop and hermit, and became the eponymous saint of St Ives, Huntingdonshire. History The discovery of Bishop Ivo's remains in 1001 was first mentioned briefly in John of Worcester's ''Chronicon e ...

, Cornish bishop *

Ivo Taillebois Ivo Taillebois (died 1094) was a powerful Norman nobleman, sheriff and tenant-in-chief in 11th-century England. Life Ivo Taillebois was a Norman most probably from Taillebois, now a small hamlet in Saint-Gervais de Briouze, Calvados.K.S.B. Keat ...

(died 1094), Huscarl of William the Conqueror *

Ivo de Grandmesnil Ivo de Grandmesnil (died 1101 or 1102), son of Hugh de Grandmesnil, was a Norman magnate in England and a participant in the First Crusade, in 1096. Ivo participated in the first crusade in 1096, following Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy. Hav ...

(died 1102), English crusader *

Ivo de Vesci Ivo de Vesci, sometimes spelt Vescy and first name sometimes Yves, was a prominent 11th-century English noble. He obtained lands and the lordship of Alnwick in Northumberland from King William II of England. He was also given lands in Malton, ...

, 11th Century Norman noble, Lord of Alnwick *

Ivo (Dean of Wells) Ivo was the inaugural Dean Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by ...

, the inaugural Dean of Wells between 1140 and 1164

Modern

Ivo Andrić Ivo Andrić ( sr-Cyrl, Иво Андрић, ; born Ivan Andrić; 9 October 1892 – 13 March 1975) was a Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. His writings dealt mainly with life in ...

(1892–1975), Serbo-Croatian writer and Nobel prize winner *

Ivo Andrić-Lužanski Ivo Andrić-Lužanski (born 1956) is a Croat politician of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a member of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was born in Lug in 1956. He served twice as President of the Federation of Bosnia Herzego ...

(born 1956), Croat politician of Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Ivo Basay Ivo Alexie Basay Hatibović (born 13 April 1966) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a striker. Apart from being a regular choice for the Chile national football team in the late 1980s and early 1990s (24 caps, six g ...

(born 1966), Chilean footballer *

Ivo Belet Ivo Maria Robert Belet (; born on 7 June 1959 in Sint-Truiden), is a Belgian politician who served as Member of the European Parliament for Flanders with the CD&V, part of the European People's Party. He is a former news anchor of VRT, the Fle ...

(born 1959), Belgian politician *

Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley (13 March 1859 – 10 April 1927), styled The Honourable Ivo Bligh until 1900, lord of the manor, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a British nobility, British nobleman, parliamentarian and cri ...

(1859–1927), English cricketer *

Ivo Caprino Ivo Caprino (17 February 1920 – 8 February 2001) was a Norwegian film director and writer, best known for his puppet films. His most noted film, '' Flåklypa Grand Prix'' ("Pinchcliffe Grand Prix"), was made in 1975. Early life Caprino ...

(1920–2001), Norwegian filmmaker *

Ivo Daalder Ivo H. Daalder (born March 2, 1960 in The Hague, Netherlands),"Ivo H. Daalder." Marquis Who's Who TM. ''Marquis Who's Who'', 2007. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/B ...

(born 1960), American diplomat *

Ivo Daneu Ivo Daneu (born 6 October 1937) is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.91 m (6'3") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He represented the Yugoslav ...

(born 1937), Slovenian basketball player and coach * Ivo Eensalu (born 1949), Estonian actor and theatre director *

Ivo Fabijan Ivo Fabijan (born Andrija Ivo Mrvelj; 25 August 1950 – 16 July 2006) was a Croatian musician, singer and composer, and produced pop music and patriotic songs. Fabijan was born in Vrbovac, Odžak, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Yugos ...

(1950–2006), Croatian musician, singer, composer and producer *

Ivo Garrani Ivo Garrani (6 February 1924 – 25 March 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor. In films since 1952, Garrani is possibly best known for his role as Prince Vajda in Mario Bava's '' Black Sunday'' (1960). Biography Born in Introdacqua, ...

(1924–2015), Italian actor *

Ivo Goldstein Ivo Goldstein (; born 16 March 1958) is a historian, author and ambassador from Croatia. Goldstein is a recipient of the Order of Danica Hrvatska (2007) and the City of Zagreb Award (2005). Biography Education Ivo Goldstein graduated from ...

(born 1958), Croatian historian *

Ivo Graham Ivo is a masculine given name, in use in various European languages. The name used in western European languages originates as a Normannic name recorded since the High Middle Ages, and the French name Yves is a variant of it. The unrelated So ...

(born 1990), British comedian *

Ivo Gregurević Ivo Gregurević (; 7 October 1952 – 1 January 2019) was a Croatian film, theatre and television actor. Throughout over a quarter of a century, Gregurević played rural bullies and arrogant nouveau riche and became one of Croatia's best known ...

(1952–2019), Croatian actor * Ivo Iličević (born 1986), Croatian footballer *

Ivo Josipović Ivo Josipović (; born 28 August 1957) is a Croatian academic, jurist, and politician who served as President of Croatia from 2010 to 2015. Josipović entered politics as a member of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ), and played a key ...

(born 1957), Croatian politician and President of Croatia from 2010 to 2015 *

Ivo Karlović Ivo Karlović (; born 28 February 1979) is a former Croatian professional tennis player. His height of 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) makes him the joint tallest ranked tennis player in history, along with Reilly Opelka. He has won eight ATP sin ...

(born 1979), Croatian tennis player * Ivo Kuusk (born 1937), Estonian opera singer *

Ivo Linna Ivo Linna (born 12 June 1949 in Kuressaare) is an Estonian singer. Eurovision Song Contest and Eesti Laul He represented Estonia alongside Maarja Liis Ilus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo with the song " Kaelakee Hääl" (The Sound ...

(born 1949), Estonian singer * Ivo Livi (1921–1991), Italian-born French actor and singer *

Ivo Lola Ribar Ivan Ribar (23 April 1916 – 27 November 1943), known as Ivo Lola or Ivo Lolo, was a Yugoslav communist politician and military leader of Croatian descent. In the 1930s, he became one of the closest associates of Josip Broz Tito, leader of the ...

(1916–1943), Croatian politician and military leader *

Ivo Lorscheiter José Ivo Lorscheiter (7 December 1927 – 5 March 2007) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was a bishop from 1965 to his retirement in 2004. He was a leading proponent of liberation theology and denounced abuses of human rights by ...

(1927–2007), Brazilian bishop *

Ivo Malec Ivo Malec (30 March 1925, in Zagreb – 14 August 2019, in Paris) was a Croatian-born French composer, music educator and conductor. One of the earliest Yugoslav composers to obtain high international regard, his works have been performed by s ...

(1925–2019), Croatian composer and conductor *

Ivo Michiels Henri Paul René Ceuppens (8 January 1923 – 7 October 2012), who wrote under the pseudonym Ivo Michiels, was a Belgian writer. Biography Michiels was born in Mortsel. During World War II he was employed as a nurse in a hospital in Lübeck ...

(1923–2012), Belgian writer * Ivo Minář (born 1984), Czech tennis player *

Ivo Niehe Ivo Johannes Ignatius Niehe (born 31 May 1946) is a Dutch radio and television presenter, television producer and actor. Biography Niehe was born in Amsterdam in 1946. He studied French at the University of Amsterdam and received a graduate d ...

(born 1946), Dutch television presenter and producer *

Ivo Opstelten Ivo Willem Opstelten (born 31 January 1944) is a retired Dutch politician and jurist. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Opstelten applied at Leiden University in May 1963 majoring in Law and obtaining an Bac ...

(born 1944), Dutch politician *

Ivo Papazov Ivo Papazov (or Papasov; bg, Иво Папазов; born 16 February 1952), nicknamed Ibryama (), is a Bulgarian clarinetist. He leads the "Ivo Papazov Wedding Band" in performances of jazz-infused Stambolovo music, and is one of the premier cre ...

(born 1952), Bulgarian clarinetist * Ivo Indzhev (born 1955), Bulgarian journalist and writer * Ivo Pauwels (born 1950), Flemish author *

Ivo Perilli Ivo Perilli (10 April 1902 – 24 November 1994) was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 50 films between 1933 and 1977. Selected filmography * '' Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * ''Lowered Sails'' (1931) * '' La Wally'' (1 ...

(1902–1994), Italian screenwriter *Ivo Peters (1915–1989), British photographer *Ivo Petrić (1931–2018), Slovenian composer *Ivo Pinto (born 1990), Portuguese footballer *Ivo Pitanguy (1926–2016), Brazilian plastic surgeon *Ivo Pogorelić (born 1958), Croatian pianist *Ivo Ringe (born 1951), German painter *Ivo Robić (1923–2000), Croatian singer and songwriter *Ivo Rodrigues (footballer) (born 1995), Portuguese footballer *Ivo Rodrigues (runner) (born 1960), Brazilian marathon runner *Ivo Ron (born 1967), Ecuadorian footballer *Ivo Samkalden (1912–1995), Dutch politician *Ivo Sanader (born 1953), Croatian politician *Ivo Snijders (born 1980), Dutch rower *Ivo Stourton (born 1982), English author *Ivo Strejček (born 1962), Czech politician *Ivo Tijardović (1895–1976), Croatian composer *Ivo Trumbić (born 1935), Croatian water polo player and coach *Ivo Ulich (born 1974), Czech footballer *Ivo Uukkivi (born 1965), Estonian actor *Ivo Vajgl (born 1943), Slovenian politician *Ivo Van Damme (1954–1976), Belgian athlete *Ivo van Hove (born 1958), Belgian theatre director *Ivo Viktor (born 1942), Czech football goalkeeper *Ivo Vojnović (1857–1929), Croatian and Serbian writer *Ivo Watts-Russell (born 1954), English musician and producer, founder of 4AD record label *Ivo Widlak (born 1978), Polish journalist

Characters

*Doctor Eggman, Dr. Ivo Robotnik, also known by the alias Dr. Eggman, the main antagonist of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series *Professor Ivo, a villainous scientist in DC Comics and opponent of the Justice League of America *Ivo Shandor, the eccentric designer of the building where the Ghostbusters confront Gozer and its minions *Ivo Salvini, main character in Federico Fellini's last film ''The Voice of the Moon'', played by Roberto Benigni *Ivo Sharktooth, Private Jäger in Phil and Kaja Foglio's gaslamp fantasy webcomic, ''Girl Genius'' *Ivo Andonov, an antagonist in the ''Pod Prikritie'' series

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