Overview
people
Sample Size
7,068
Gender Distribution
Male:
1.7%
Female:
98.3%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
French
Meaning
Yvette is primarily used by females and is of French origin. The name is the feminine form of Yves, which comes from a Germanic name, Ivo, derived from the element 'iv', which means 'yew'. Therefore, Yvette can be interpreted as 'yew', a type of tree that was important to ancient Indo-European religious rituals. In a figurative sense, the yew tree is often symbolically related to resilience and longevity.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
FR
2,147 samples
98%
US
1,478 samples
98%
BE
422 samples
98%
NL
357 samples
98%
CM
328 samples
99%
GB
280 samples
99%
ZA
242 samples
99%
CI
210 samples
97%
DE
119 samples
97%
CA
96 samples
100%
PH
83 samples
98%
AU
80 samples
99%
CH
70 samples
99%
CG
54 samples
98%
ES
54 samples
98%
HU
53 samples
98%
MX
52 samples
100%
RW
49 samples
98%
CN
46 samples
100%
BF
43 samples
100%
+ 41 more countries
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