Yves ( ) is a common

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male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

of uncertain origin, either from Celtic as in the

Gaulish Gaulish was an ancient Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switze ...

name ''Ivo'' (''Iuo'') and compound names ''Ivorix'' (''Iuo-rigi'' or ''Iue-ricci'') and ''Ivomagus'' (''Iuo-magi''), all derived from the Gaulish term for

yew Yew is a common name given to various species of trees. It is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Taxus'': * European yew or common yew (''Taxus baccata'') * Pacific yew or western yew (''Taxus br ...

, ''iuos'' or ''īuos'', or from Germanic, derived from Proto-Germanic ''*īwaz'', ''*īhwaz'' (compare Icelandic ''ýr''), masculine variant of ''*īwō'' (compare Dutch ''ijf'', German ''Eibe''), from Proto-Indo-European ''*h₁eyHweh₂'', meaning

. Related names include Erwan[n] (though another etymology has been suggested), Evette, Ives, Ivet, Iveta, Ivette,

Ivo 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 ...

Iwo Iwo or IWO may refer to: People * Iwo Byczewski (born 1948), Polish diplomat * Iwo Dölling (1923–2019), Swedish diplomat * Iwo Gall (1890–1959), Polish theater director, stage designer, and pedagogue * Iwo Kaczmarski (born 2004), Polish fo ...

Yve Yve is a masculine or French Grammatical gender#Personal names, feminine given name of Germanic origin, which is related to Yvonne and Yves (given name), Yves, and may be used as a shortened form of Yvain or Yvette. It is also an uncommon surname. Y ...

Yvette Yvette is female given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means yew or archer in some cases. Name days *Czech Republic: ''7 June'' *Hungary: ''13 January'', ''6 May'' and ''29 June'' *Poland: ''13 January'' *Slovakia: ''27 May'' ...

(the feminine form of Yves), Yvo, Yvon,

Yvonne Yvonne is a female given name. It is the feminine form of Yvon, which is derived from the French name Yves and Yvette. It is from the French word ''iv'', meaning "yew" (or tree). Since yew wood was used for bows, Ivo may have been an occupati ...

, and many other diminutives (mainly from

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...

People with the given name

Actors

Yves Afonso Yves Afonso (13 February 1944 – 21 January 2018) was a French actor. He was born in Saulieu in the Côte-d'Or ''département''. Since his uncredited debut in the movie '' Masculin, féminin'' in 1966, he had many roles, both in movies and on ...

(1944–2018), French actor * Yves Barsacq (1931–2015), French film actor *

Yves Beneyton Yves Beneyton (born 3 August 1946) is a French actor. Filmography External links

* French male film actors French male television actors French male stage actors French male voice actors 1946 births Living people {{France-screen ...

(born 1946), French actor * Yves Brainville (1914–1993), French film and television actor *

Yves Jacques Yves Jacques OC (born 10 May 1956) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.Yves Jacques ...

(born 1956), Canadian film, television and stage actor *

Yves Montand Ivo Livi (), better known as Yves Montand (; 13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), was an Italian-French actor and singer. Early life Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer, Ivo held stron ...

(1921–1991), Italian-French singer and actor *

Yves Pignot Yves Pignot (born 31 March 1946) is a French actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1969. Filmography References External links * 1946 births Living people French male film actors {{France-actor-stub ...

(born 1946), French actor *

Yves Verhoeven Yves Verhoeven (born 27 October 1961) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than eighty films since 1989. Selected filmography References External links * 1961 births Living people French male film actors People from Seine-Mar ...

(born 1961), French actor *

Yves Vincent Yves Vincent (5 August 1921 – 6 January 2016) was a French film and television actor. Selected filmography * ''Devil and the Angel'' (1946) - Robert * ''La taverne du poisson couronné'' (1947) - Pierre Astor * ''The Sharks of Gibraltar'' ...

(1921–2016), French film and television actor

Artists

* Yves Béhar (born 1967), Swiss designer, entrepreneur and an educator *

Pierre-Yves Pelletier Pierre-Yves Pelletier is a graphic designer, who has designed 110 stamps for Canada Post. Pierre-Yves Pelletier is half French Canadian French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the twentieth century; french: Canadiens français ...

, Canadian graphic designer * Yves Chaland (1957–1990), French cartoonist and writer * Yves Klein (1928–1962), French artist * Yves Netzhammer (born 1970), Swiss artist * Yves Rodier (born 1967), Canadian cartoonist * Yves Saint Laurent (1936–2008), French fashion designer * Yves Tanguy (1900–1955), French surrealist painter * Yves Trudeau (artist) (1930–2017), Canadian sculptor and artist * Yves / Ha Soo-young (singer) (born 1997), South Korean singer, member of LOONA

Athletes

* Pierre-Yves André (born 1974), French soccer-player * Yves Allegro (born 1978), Swiss tennis player * Yves Archambault (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player *

Yves Beaudoin Yves Beaudoin (born January 7, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League. Beaudoin was born in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec. Drafted by the Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (coll ...

(born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player *

Yves Bélanger (ice hockey) Yves Bélanger (born September 30, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Early life Belanger was born in Baie-Comeau. He played junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Sherbrooke Castors. Car ...

(born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player * Yves Bissouma (born 1996), Malian soccer-player * Yves Colleu (born 1961), French soccer-player * Yves Deroff (born 1978), French soccer-player *

Yves Dignadice Yves Arones Dignadice (born December 18, 1964) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who spent fourteen seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association, mostly with the San Miguel Beermen. Early life and career Yves was born and ...

, Filipino basketball player * Yves Dreyfus (born 1931), French Olympic medalist épée fencer *

Yves du Manoir Yves Frantz Loys Marie Le Pelley du Manoir, known as Yves du Manoir (August 11, 1904 - January 2, 1928) was a French rugby player. Du Manoir was born at Vaucresson, into an aristocratic family; his father and mother were Viscount and Viscountes ...

(born 1904), French rugby player * Yves Edwards (born 1976), Bahamian mixed martial arts fighter * Yves Giraud-Cabantous (1904–1973), French racing driver * Yves Herbet (born 1945), French soccer-player and manager *

Yves Lampaert Yves Lampaert (born 10 April 1991) is a Belgian road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Lampaert practiced judo from the age of six, earned a black belt, but at the age of 17 started training in cycling. He rode at the 2014 ...

(born 1991), Belgian cyclist *

Yves Ma-Kalambay Yves Makabu-Ma-Kalambay (born 31 January 1986) is a former professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He most recently played for English club Wycombe Wanderers. Ma-Kalambay has previously played for Chelsea, Watford, Hibernian, Swanse ...

(born 1986), Belgian soccer-player * Yves Mankel (born 1970), German luger *

Yves Parlier Yves Parlier (born 14 November 1960) is a French sailor. He is very well known in the offshore sailing world and generally in France, where he waFrance's top sports personality in 2002. Nicknamed "The extra-terrestrial" for his amazing exploit ...

(born 1960), French sailor * Yves Racine (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player *

Yves Saint-Martin Yves Saint-Martin (born 8 September 1941 in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France) is a retired champion jockey in French Thoroughbred horse racing. He is widely considered one of the greatest riders in French racing history. Saint-Martin won his ...

(born 1941), French jockey *

Yves Sarault Yves Victor Sarault (born December 23, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 106 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, Atla ...

(born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player *

Yves Triantafyllos Yves Triantafyllos (alternative spellings Triantafil(l)os, Triandafyl(l)os, Triandafil(l)os; Greek: Υβ Τριαντάφυλλος; born 27 October 1948) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. Having been part of ...

, French-Greek soccer-player *

Yves Vanderhaeghe Yves Vanderhaeghe (; born 30 January 1970) is a Belgian football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. In February 2022 he became the manager of K.V. Oostende for a second time. Known for his tackling, hard-working appr ...

(born 1970), Belgian soccer-player

Business people

* Yves Béhar (born 1967), Swiss designer, entrepreneur, and educator * Yves Fortier (born 1935), Canadian lawyer, diplomat, and businessman * Yves Guillemot, co-founder and CEO of

Ubisoft Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include '' Assassin's Creed'', '' Far Cry'', ...

Yves Lamoureux Clickteam is a French software development company based in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. Founded by Francis Poulain, François Lionet and Yves Lamoureux, Clickteam is best known for the creation of Clickteam Fusion, a script-free progr ...

, software entrepreneur *

Yves Rocher Yves Rocher (7 April 1930 – 26 December 2009) was a French businessman and founder of the cosmetics company that bears his name. He was a pioneer of the modern use of natural ingredients in cosmetics.. Early life Yves Rocher was born in the ...

(1930–2009), French cosmetics entrepreneur

Directors

* Yves Allégret (1907–1987), French film director *

Yves Caumon Yves Caumon (born 27 May 1964) is a French director. He is Professor in Toulouse's University in France. He worked as assistant-director with Agnès Varda, and Jean-Paul Civeyrac. He directed several short movies as ''A la Hache'' with Valérie ...

(born 1964), French film director *

Yves Ciampi Yves Ciampi (; 9 February 1921 – 5 November 1982) was a French film director. He was married to Japanese actress Kishi Keiko from 1957 to 1975. His 1965 film '' Heaven on One's Head'' was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Fest ...

(1921–1982), French film director * Yves Lavandier (born 1959), French film director *

Yves Pelletier Yves P. Pelletier (born January 15, 1961) (also credited as Yves Pelletier) is a Canadians, Canadian film director, actor and comedian. Born in Laval, Quebec, Laval, Quebec, Pelletier first began to work for the comedy troupe "Rock et Belles O ...

(born 1961), Canadian director, actor, and comedian * Yves Robert (1920–2002), French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer * Yves Simoneau (born 1955), Canadian television director

Economists

Yves Balasko Yves Balasko is a French economist working in England. He was born in Paris on 9 August 1945 to a Hungarian father and a French mother. After studying mathematics at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris he became interested in economics. He ...

(born 1945), French economist *

Yves Guyot Yves Guyot (6 September 184322 February 1928) was a French politician and economist. Biography He was born at Dinan. Educated at Rennes, he took up the profession of journalism, coming to Paris in 1867. He was for a short period editor-in-chief of ...

(1843–1928), French economist and politician

Lawyers

*St. Yves or Ivo of Chartres (1040–1114), French canon lawyer *St. Yves or Ivo of Kermartin (1253–1303), Breton lawyer and priest, patron saint of lawyers *

Yves Bot Yves Bot (August 22, 1947 – June 9, 2019) was a French magistrate who served until his death as Advocate General at the European Court of Justice. Biography In 1995, Yves Bot was nominated by Jacques Toubon, then Minister of Justice, as pr ...

(born 1947), French magistrate * Yves Lainé (born 1937), French lawyer and politician * Yves Pratte (1925–1988), Canadian lawyer and jurist

Musicians

*Yves (born 1997), stage name of Ha Soo-young, of the South Korean girl group Loona *

Yves Daoust Yves Daoust (born 10 April 1946) is a Canadian composer who is particularly known for his works of electroacoustic music. He currently resides in Montréal. Life Born in Longueuil, Quebec, Daoust began his musical studies at the age of seven, ...

(born 1946), Canadian composer and pianist *

Yves Deruyter Yves Deruyter (born May 4, 1970) is a Belgian DJ and artist famous for his work on Bonzai Records. Career Yves Deruyter started his DJ career in 1985 and has played in Belgian clubs such as Globe, Barocci, Cherrymoon, Extreme, Carat, BBC, and ...

, Belgian DJ and artist * Yves Duteil (born 1949), singer, songwriter, and politician *

Yves Nat Yves Philippe Avit Nat (29 December 1890 – 31 August 1956) was a French pianist and composer. Biography Nat was born in Béziers and showed an early aptitude for both piano and composition. By the age of seven he was allowed to improvise each ...

(1890–1956), French composer and pianist *

Yves Prin Yves Prin (born 3 June 1933) is a French composer and conductor of classical music. Life Prin was born on 3 June 1933 in Sainte-Savine. He studied piano with Yves Nat and conducting with Louis Fourestier at the Conservatoire National Supérieur ...

(born 1933), French composer, conductor, and pianist *

Yves V Yves Van Geertsom, known professionally as Yves V () or Eefee, is a Belgian DJ and record producer. In 2019, he was voted in at number 56 in the ''DJ Mag'' Top 100. Career Yves V has performed at festivals such as TomorrowWorld, Sensation ...

(born Yves Van Geertsom in 1981), Belgian DJ and artist *

DJ Whoo Kid Yves Mondesir (born October 12, 1972), better known by his stage name DJ Whoo Kid, is an American hip hop DJ. He is currently signed to G-Unit Records and its subsidiary label, Shadyville Entertainment. He is the host of ''The Whoolywood Sh ...

(born Yves Mondesir in 1957), American DJ * Yves Tumor (born Sean Bowie), American music producer

Politicians

José Yves Limantour José Yves Limantour Marquet (; 26 December 1854 – 26 August 1935) was a Mexican financier who served as Secretary of the Finance of Mexico from 1893 until the fall of the Porfirio Díaz regime in 1911. Limantour established the gold standa ...

(1854–1935), Mexican politician, former Mexican Secretary of Finance * Yves-Marie Adeline (born 1960), French politician *

Yves Bouthillier Yves Bouthillier (26 February 1901 – 4 January 1977) was a French politician. He served as the French Minister of Finance from 1940 to 1942. Early life Bouthillier was born in Saint-Martin-de-Ré to Mathilde Bouju and Louis Bouthillier, a merc ...

(1901–1977), French politician, former French Minister of Finance * Yves Cochet, French politician * Yves Ducharme (born 1958), Canadian politician and mayor * Yves Fauqueur (born 1948),

prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon The Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is the local representative of the President of France and in effect the Governor or Executive officer of the territory. Overview Throughout the history of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, there has been a va ...

* Yves Guérin-Sérac, French politician and activist * Yves Lacoste (born 1929), French geographer and geopolitician * Yves Lessard (born 1943), Canadian politician * Yves Leterme (born 1960), Belgian politician *

Yves Michaud (politician) Yves Michaud (born February 13, 1930 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada) is a prominent Quebec public figure, a sovereigntist and '' pur et dur'' supporter of the Parti Québécois. Background In 1959, Michaud received a Canada Council grant t ...

(born 1930), Canadian politician in Quebec *

Yves Prévost Yves Prévost (July 11, 1908 – November 27, 1997) was a politician and lawyer in Quebec, Canada. He was first elected in 1948 for the riding of Montmorency. He served as interim leader of the '' Union Nationale'' party and leader of the Op ...

(1908–1997), Canadian politician and lawyer * Yves Rocheleau (born 1944), Canadian politician * Yves Séguin (born 1951), Canadian politician * Yves-François Blanchet (born 1965), Canadian politician

Scientists

* Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910–1997), French explorer, scientist and researcher *

Yves Aubry Yves Aubry is a Canadian ornithologist. He graduated from Université Laval. He is co-editor of the ornithology reference, ''"L'Atlas des oiseaux nicheurs du Québec méridional"'', published in 1995. He is a member of Centre d'Étude de la For ...

, Canadian ornithologist * Yves Chauvin (born 1930), French chemist *

Yves Colin de Verdière Yves Colin de Verdière is a French mathematician. Life He studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris in the late 1960s, obtained his Ph.D. in 1973, and then spent the bulk of his working life as faculty at Joseph Fourier University in ...

, French mathematician and physicist * Yves Coppens (born 1934), French anthropologist *

Yves Delage Yves Delage (13 May 1854 – 7 October 1920) was a French zoologist known for his work into invertebrate physiology and anatomy. He also discovered the function of the semicircular canals in the inner ear. He is also famous for noting and pr ...

(1854–1920), French zoologist *

Yves Fortier (geologist) Yves Oscar Fortier, OC, FRSC (August 17, 1914 – August 19, 2014) was a Canadian geologist. He was the director of the Geological Survey of Canada from 1964 to 1973. He led expeditions to the Canadian Arctic in the 1950s and 1960s which iden ...

(born 1914), Canadian geologist * Yves Hemedinger (born 1965), French politician *

Yves Laszlo Yves Laszlo () is a French mathematician working in the University of Paris-Sud. He specializes in algebraic geometry. Laszlo obtained his Ph.D. in 1988 from the University of Paris-Sud under the supervision of Arnaud Beauville Arnaud Beauvi ...

, French mathematician * Yves Marie André (1675–1764), French mathematician and essayist *

Yves Meyer Yves F. Meyer (; born 19 July 1939) is a French mathematician. He is among the progenitors of wavelet theory, having proposed the Meyer wavelet. Meyer was awarded the Abel Prize in 2017. Biography Born in Paris to a Jewish family, Yves Meyer ...

(born 1939), French mathematician and scientist * Yves Morin (born 1929), Canadian cardiologist, physician, scientist, and former Senator *

Yves Rocard Yves-André Rocard (22 May 1903 – 16 March 1992) was a French physicist who helped develop the atomic bomb for France. Rocard was born in Vannes. After obtaining a double doctorate in mathematics (1927) and physics (1928) he was awarded the p ...

(1903–1992), French physicist

Writers

Frédéric-Yves Jeannet Frédéric-Yves Jeannet () is a writer and professor of French origin who emigrated to Mexico in his youth. He was born in Grenoble, France, in 1959 and left it in 1975. Jeannet earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in comparative literature at the Universi ...

(born 1959), French novelist, critic, and interviewer * Yves Beauchemin (born 1941), Canadian novelist * Yves Bonnefoy (1923–2016), French poet and essayist * Yves Engler, Canadian writer and political activist *

Yves Frémion Yves Frémion (born 1947 in Lyon) is a French author and former editor of the French science fiction magazine ''Univers''. He has also edited a number of anthologies and has worked for the comic and humour magazine ''Fluide Glacial''. Most rece ...

(born 1940), French science fiction writer *

Yves Meynard Yves Meynard (born 13 June 1964) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer. He writes in both English and French. Biography Meynard made his debut as an author in 1986 at the Boréal congress in Longueuil. Along with Philippe Gauthier an ...

(born 1964), Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer *

Yves Thériault Yves Thériault, OC (November 27, 1915 – October 20, 1983) was a Canadian author. He was born in Quebec City to Alcide and Aurore (Nadeau) Thériault. On April 21, 1942, he married Germaine Blanchet, with whom he had two children, Marie-José ...

(1915–1983), Canadian writer * Yves Urvoy, French historian and writer * Yves Smith, American author

Other professions

* Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre (1842–1909), French occultist * Yves Brunier (1962–1991), French landscape architect *

Yves Chaudron Yves Chaudron was a supposed French master art forger who is alleged to have copied images of Leonardo da Vinci's '' Mona Lisa'' as part of Eduardo de Valfierno's famous 1911 ''Mona Lisa'' painting theft. In reality he may be a fictional char ...

, French art forger *

Yves Congar Yves Marie-Joseph Congar (; 13 April 1904 – 22 June 1995) was a French Dominican friar, priest, and theologian. He is perhaps best known for his influence at the Second Vatican Council and for reviving theological interest in the Holy Spiri ...

(1904–1995), French Dominican priest and theologian * Yves Gagnon, Canadian ambassador to Argentina and Paraguay * Yves Godard (1911–1975), French soldier * Yves Le Prieur (1885–1963), French inventor and military man *

Yves Leopold Germain Gaston Yves Leopold Germain Gaston was the patriarch of a large family with roots in the City of Silay, in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. Origin in France The real and legal surname of Yves Leopold was in fact Germain. He was born in ...

, French patriarch * Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (1734-1797), French Navy officer, namesake of

Kerguelen Islands The Kerguelen Islands ( or ; in French commonly ' but officially ', ), also known as the Desolation Islands (' in French), are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic constituting one of the two exposed parts of the Kerguelen Plateau, a lar ...

Yves Mourousi Yves Mourousi (20 July 1942 – 7 April 1998) was a French television and radio news presenter and journalist. He was the TF1 midday news anchor between 1975 and 1988. Information During the 1980s, Mourousi was a member of the Association ...

(1942-1998), French journalist and news presenter *

Yves Pouliquen Yves Pouliquen (17 February 1931 – 5 February 2020) was a French ophthalmologist. His work focused on the pathology of the cornea. Pouliquen was born in Mortain. In 1992, he was made a member of the Académie nationale de médecine. In 1994 ...

(born 1931), French doctor * Yves Rossy (born 1959), Swiss pilot and inventor * Yves Simon (philosopher) (1903–1961), French Catholic philosopher *

Yves Trudeau (biker) Yves Trudeau (4 February 1946 – July 2008), also known as "Apache" and "The Mad Bomber", was a Canadian outlaw biker, gangster and contract killer. A former member of the Hells Angels North chapter in Laval, Quebec, Trudeau was the club's le ...

(1946–2008), prolific Canadian serial killer, mass murderer, and Hells Angel

Fictional characters

* Yves Adele Harlow, a character in ''The X-Files'' *Yves Massarde, character in the Clive Cussler novel and film ''

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'' *Yves, a criminal cat in a recurring sketch in the latter episodes of '' Dog City'' *Yves Benedict, a character in

Julia Golding Julia Golding (born 1969), pen names Joss Stirling and Eve Edwards, is a British novelist best known for her '' Cat Royal'' series and '' The Companions Quartet''. Biography Born in London, 1969, she grew up on the edge of Epping Forest. She ori ...

's ''Finding Sky'' trilogy

References

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