Where does “Yves” come from?

Yves (English) comes from French Yves, from Proto-Celtic īwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- — yew.

Ancestry of “Yves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchYvesborne by two French saints, and known in medieval romance
2Proto-Celticīwosyew
3Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyHw-yew

Words derived from “Yves”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- →Every word from Proto-Celtic īwos →Every word from French Yves →