Yvonne

Yvonne is a feminine given name, the female form of Yvon, which is derived from the French name Yves and Yvette. It is from the French word iv, meaning "yew" (or tree). ^[1] Since yew wood was used for bows, Ivo may have been an occupational name meaning "archer". Yvonne/Ivonne is also a Spanish girl name.^{[ citation needed ]}

This name first arrived in England with the Norman invasion, along with variations such as Yvette and male versions of the same name.^{[ citation needed ]} It was reintroduced into English-speaking countries in the early 20th century. It is currently^{[ when? ]} 173rd in the United States popular names list.^{[ citation needed ]} It has also lost popularity in France, where in 1900 it was the 7th most popular name.^{[ citation needed ]}

Yvonne has several name days: May 26 in Sweden and December 11th in Ireland and Scotland.

People

• Yvonne Adair (1897–1989), English composer, pianist, and teacher
• Yvonne Agazarian (1929–2017), English psychotherapist
• Yvonne Aitken (1911–2004), Australian agricultural scientist
• Yvonne Anderson (born 1990), American–Serbian basketball player
• Yvonne Andersson (born 1951), Swedish politician
• Yvonne Andres, American educator
• Yvonne Arnaud (1890–1958), French actress
• Yvonne Artaud (1924–2009), French artist, educator, ethnologist, and psychologist
• Yvonne Atwell (born 1943), Canadian activist, politician, and hospital administrator
• Yvonne Audette (born 1930), Australian abstract artist
• Yvonne Banvard (1901–1962), Australian actress
• Yvonne Barr (1932–2016), Irish virologist
• Yvonne Barrett (1946–1985), Australian singer
• Yvonne Baseden (1922–2017), French secret agent
• Yvonne Bezard (1893–1939), French archivist
• Yvonne Bijenhof (born 1966), Dutch politician
• Yvonne Blake (1940–2018), English–Spanish costume designer
• Yvonne Braithwaite Burke (born 1932), American lawyer and politician
• Yvonne Brewster (born 1938), Jamaican actress
• Yvonne Bryceland (1925–1992), South African actress
• Yvonne Cagle (born 1959), American astronaut, physicist, and professor
• Yvonne Caples (born 1972), American boxer
• Yvonne Catterfeld (born 1979), German singer
• Yvonne Chaka Chaka (born 1965), South African singer
• Yvonne Chauffin (1905–1995), French writer
• Yvonne Cherrie (born 1981), Tanzanian actress
• Yvonne Chouteau (1929–2016), American ballet dancer
• Yvonne Clark (1929–2019), American mechanical engineer
• Yvonne Craig (1937–2015), American ballet dancer
• Yvonne Cryns (born 1951), American midwife and political activist
• Yvonne Daldossi (born 1992), Italian speed skater
• Yvonne Daunt (1899–1962), French dancer
• Yvonne Dausab, Namibian lawyer and politician
• Yvonne Davis (born 1955), American politician
• Yvonne De Carlo (1922–2007), Canadian–American actress
• Yvonne De Rosa (born 1975), Italian photographer
• Yvonne Desportes (1907–1993), French composer, writer, and music educator
• Yvonne Domenge (1946–2019), Mexican sculptor
• Yvonne Drewry (1918–2007), English artist and art teacher
• Yvonne Duarte (born 1963), Brazilian martial artist
• Yvonne Ejim (born 2002), Canadian basketball player
• Yvonne Ekwere (born 1987), Nigerian actress and media personality
• Yvonne Elkuch (born 1968), Liechtensteiner cyclist
• Yvonne Elliman (born 1951), American actress, singer, and songwriter
• Yvonne Farrell (born 1951), Irish academic and architect
• Yvonne Fovargue (born 1956), British politician
• Yvonne Frank (born 1980), German field hockey player
• Yvonne Furneaux (1926–2024), French–English actress
• Yvonne Gage (born 1959), American singer
• Yvonne Gall (1885–1972), French operatic lyric soprano
• Yvonne Gardelle (1897–1979), American actress and dancer
• Yvonne George (1896–1930), Belgian actress and singer
• Yvonne Gilan (1931–2018), Scottish actress, writer, and vocal coach
• Yvonne Gómez (born 1966), Spanish–American figure skater
• Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers (born 1965), American judge and lawyer
• Yvonne Gouverné (1890–1982), French pianist
• Yvonne Graves (born 1998), English cricketer
• Yvonne Green (1957–2024), English barrister, poet, translator, and writer
• Yvonne Hackenbroch (1912–2012), German–born British museum curator and historian of jewellery
• Yvonne Haddad, Syrian professor
• Yvonne Hasler (born 1968), Lichtensteiner heptathlete and sprinter
• Yvonne Hayes Hinson, American politician
• Yvonne Hijgenaar (born 1980), Dutch racing cyclist and speed skater
• Yvonne Hirdman (born 1943), Swedish historian and gender researcher
• Yvonne Howell (1905–2010), American actress
• Yvonne Hubert (1895–1988), Belgian–born Canadian pedagogue and pianist
• Yvonne Hudson (born 1955), American actress and comedian
• Yvonne Hutton (1941–1992), British comics artist
• Yvonne Ingdal (1939–2022), Danish actress
• Yvonne Jacquette (1934–2023), American painter and printmaker
• Yvonne Jammet (1900–1967), French landscape painter and sculptor
• Yvonne Johnson (1942–2024), American politician
• Yvonne Jones (born 1968), Canadian politician
• Yvonne Jospa (1910–2000), Belgian resistance fighter
• Yvonne Jourjon (1899–1985), French pilot and flight instructor
• Yvonne Kanazawa (born 1974), Japanese athlete
• Yvonne Kauger (born 1937), American attorney and judge
• Yvonne Keeley (born 1952), Dutch singer
• Yvonne Kennedy (1945–2012), American politician and college president
• Yvonne Kenny (born 1950), Australian opera singer
• Yvonne Keuls (born 1931), Dutch writer
• Yvonne Khamati (born 1982), Kenyan politician
• Yvonne Koolmatrie (born 1944), Australian artist and weaver
• Yvonne Kroonenberg (born 1950), Dutch author and psychologist
• Yvonne Kunze (born 1978), German short-track speed skater
• Yvonne Lacroix (1892–1944), French figure skater
• Yvonne Lammerich (born 1946), German-born Canadian curator, writer, and visual artist
• Yvonne Lefébure (1898–1986), French pianist and teacher
• Yvonne Lim (born 1976), Singaporean actress
• Yvonne Lindholm (born 1966), Swedish politician
• Yvonne Lindsay, New Zealand romance novelist
• Yvonne Lopez (born 1957), American politician
• Yvonne Loriod (1924–2010), French pianist
• Yvonne Lui (born 1976), Hong Kong–based businesswoman and philanthropist
• Yvonne Lyon, Scottish musician
• Yvonne Mboissona (born 1957), Central African politician
• Yvonne Mburu (born 1982), Kenyan immunologist
• Yvonne McGuinness (born 1972), Irish visual artist
• Yvonne Meusburger Garamszegi (born 1983), Austrian tennis player
• Yvonne Minton (born 1938), Australian opera singer
• Yvonne Mitchell (1915–1979), English actress and author
• Yvonne Monlaur (1939–2017), French actress
• Yvonne Mosquito (born 1964), English politician
• Yvonne Mounsey (1919–2012), South African–American ballet dancer and teacher
• Yvonne Musarurwa, Zimbabwean politician and political rights activist
• Yvonne Navarro (born 1957), American author
• Yvonne Nelson (born 1985), Ghanaian actress
• Yvonne Okoro (born 1984), Ghanaian–Nigerian actress
• Yvonne Orji (born 1983), Nigerian–American actress and comedian
• Yvonne Pendleton (born 1957), American astrophysicist
• Yvonne Perry (born 1966), American actress
• Yvonne Picard (1920–1943), French philosopher and resistance fighter
• Yvonne Pitrois (1880–1937), French writer
• Yvonne Ploetz (born 1984), German politician
• Yvonne Porcella (1936–2016), American art quilter
• Yvonne Pouzin (1884–1947), French physician
• Yvonne Preiswerk (1937–1999), Swiss anthropologist
• Yvonne Prévost (1878–1942), French tennis player
• Yvonne Printemps (1894–1977), French actress and singer
• Yvonne Rainer (born 1934), American dancer
• Yvonne Rainsford (born 1983), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Yvonne Rand (1935–2020), American meditation teacher and priest
• Yvonne Reynders (born 1937), Belgian cyclist
• Yvonne Ridley (born 1958), English author, journalist, and politician
• Yvonne Rokseth (1890–1948), French composer, musicologist, organist, violinist, writer, and resistance fighter
• Yvonne Rudellat (1897–1945), French secret agent
• Yvonne Rust (1922–2002), New Zealand potter
• Yvonne Ruwaida (born 1970), German–born Swedish politician
• Yvonne Ryding (born 1962), Swedish beauty queen, dancer, and model
• Yvonne Sanchez (born 1967), American basketball coach
• Yvonne Sanson (1925–2003), Greek–Italian actress
• Yvonne Sapia (born 1946), American poet
• Yvonne Saunders (born 1951), Jamaican–born English–Canadian track and field athlete
• Yvonne Sciò (born 1969), Italian actress and model
• Yvonne Seifert (born 1964), German freestyle skier
• Yvonne Serruys (1873–1953), Belgian–French sculptor
• Yvonne Sherman (1930–2005), American figure skater
• Yvonne Stokes, Australian mathematician
• Yvonne Strahovski (born 1982), Australian actress
• Yvonne Tasker (born 1964), English scholar
• Yvonne Thomas (1913–2009), French–born American abstract artist
• Yvonne Thompson, Guyanese–born British business leader
• Yvonne Tobis (born 1948), Israeli swimmer
• Yvonne Todd (born 1973), New Zealand photographer
• Yvonne Tousek (born 1980), Canadian artistic gymnast
• Yvonne Trevino (born 1967), American boxer and kickboxer
• Yvonne Treviño (born 1989), Mexican track and field athlete
• Yvonne Tsikata, Ghanaian economist
• Yvonne Turner (born 1987), American–Hungarian basketball player
• Yvonne Vallée (1899–1996), French actress
• Yvonne van Dorp (born 1966), Dutch long jumper and sprinter
• Yvonne van Gennip (born 1964), Dutch speed skater
• Yvonne van Mentz, South African cricketer
• Yvonne van Vlerken (born 1978), Dutch triathlete
• Yvonne Vandekerckhove (1920–2012), Belgian swimmer
• Yvonne Vera (1964–2005), Zimbabwean author
• Yvonne Verbeeck (1913–2012), Belgian actress
• Yvonne Vermaak (born 1956), South African tennis player
• Yvonne Visser (born 1965), Canadian biathlete
• Yvonne Weldon, Australian politician
• Yvonne Yao (born 1981), Taiwanese actress
• Yvonne Yung (born 1968), Chinese actress and beauty queen
• Yvonne Ziegler (1902–1988), French resistance fighter, artist, and educator
• Yvonne Zima (born 1989), American actress

Fictional characters

• Miss Yvonne, Pee-wee's Playhouse character
• Yvonne Atkins, character from the British drama series Bad Girls; portrayed by Linda Henry
• Yvonne Casey, character from the British soap opera, Coronation Street ; portrayed by Yvonne O'Grady
• Yvonne Cotton, character from the British soap opera, EastEnders ; portrayed by Pauline McLynn
• Yvonne Doyle (Fair City), character from the Irish soap opera Fair City; portrayed by Ciara O'Callaghan.
• Yvonne Jeffries, character from the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street; portrayed by Alison Quigan
• Yvonne Parker, character from American drama series Orange Is the New Black , portrayed by Lorraine Toussaint
• Yvonne Teasley, Beverly Hills, 90210 character; portrayed by Denise Dowse

Variations

• Swahili language:Yvonne (Ivoni)
• German language: Ivonne
• Dutch language: Ivo
• Italian language: Ivana
• Polish language: Iwona
• Portuguese language: Ivone
• Spanish language: Ivón, Ivona, Ivone.
• Greek language: Υβόννη (Yvonni)
• Latvian language: Ivonna
• Serbian language: Ивoна (Ivona)
• Macedonian language: Ивoна (Ivona)
• Croatian language: Ivona
• Irish language: Aoibheann, Aoibhinn
• Malaysian language: Eevon
• Slovene language: Ivona
• Romanian language: Ivona, Ivonn
• Czech language: Ivona, Yvona, Ivana

See also

• Evonne
• Siobhan

References

1. "Dansk Navneleksikon". ordnet.dk (in Danish). Det Danske Sprog- og Litteraturselskab. Retrieved 4 February 2024.