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Where does “Yvonne” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Yvonne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchYves—
2Proto-Celticīwosyew
3Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyHw-—

Words derived from “Yvonne”

  • Yvonna
  • Ivona
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- →