Yvonne is a femininegiven name, the female form ofYvon, which is derived from theFrench nameYves andYvette. It is from the French wordiv, meaning "yew" (or tree).[1] Since yew wood was used for bows, Ivo may have been anoccupational name meaning "archer". Yvonne/Ivonne is also a Spanish girl name.
This name first arrived in England with theNorman invasion, along with variations such as Yvette and male versions of the same name. It was the most popular of all of these names, but would fall out of favor. It was reintroduced into English-speaking countries in the early 20th century, when it was very popular. It is currently 173rd in the United States popular names list, but is an uncommon name in younger generations. It has also lost popularity in France, where in 1900 it was the 7th most popular name. It is a popular Protestant name in Northern Ireland.
Yvonne has severalname days:May 26 in Sweden and December 11th inIreland andScotland.
This is a list of notable people with the first name Yvonne:
- Yvonne Andres, educator, e-learning pioneer and visionary.
- Yvonne Arnaud (1890–1958), French actress
- Yvonne Baseden (1922–2017), SOE agent
- Yvonne Bezard (1893–1939), French archivist
- Yvonne Borree, New York City Ballet principal dancer
- Yvonne Brewster (b. 1938), Jamaican actress
- Yvonne Bryceland (1925–1992), South African actress
- Yvonne Catterfeld (b. 1979), German singer
- Yvonne Chaka Chaka (b. 1965), South African singer
- Yvonne Chouteau (1929–2016), Ballet dancer
- Yvonne Coghill, British public servant
- Yvonne Craig (1937–2015), American ballet dancer
- Yvonne Cryns (b. 1951), American midwife and political activist
- Yvonne De Carlo (1922–2007), Canadian-American actress,The Munsters
- Yvonne Dionne (b. 1934), Canadian quintuplet
- Yvonne Ejim (b. 2002), Canadian basketball player
- Yvonne Elkuch (b. 1968), Liechtensteiner cyclist
- Yvonne Elliman (b. 1951), '70s pop music artist
- Yvonne Fovargue (b. 1956), British politician
- Yvonne Gilford, Australian nurse mudered in Saudi Arabia
- Yvonne Hackenbroch (1912–2012), British museum curator and historian of jewellery
- Yvonne Hayes Hinson, American politician
- Yvonne Hirdman (b. 1943), Swedish historian and gender researcher
- Yvonne Jacquette (1934–2023), American painter and printmaker
- Yvonne Kenny (b. 1950), Australian opera singer
- Yvonne Lindsay, romance novelist from New Zealand
- Yvonne Loriod (1924–2010), French pianist
- Yvonne Lui (b. 1976), Hong Kong–based businesswoman and philanthropist
- Yvonne Mboissona (b. 1957), Central African politician
- Yvonne Meusburger, akaYvonne McGregor (b. 1983), Austrian tennis player
- Yvonne Minton (b. 1938), Australian opera singer
- Yvonne Mosquito (b. 1964), British politician
- Yvonne Mounsey (1919–2012), South African-American ballet dancer
- Yvonne Musarurwa, Zimbabwean politician and political rights activist
- Yvonne Ndege, British journalist
- Yvonne O'Grady, British actress
- Yvonne Printemps (1894–1977), French actress
- Yvonne Rainer (b. 1934), American dancer
- Yvonne Ridley (b. 1958), British journalist
- Yvonne Nelson (b. 1985), Ghanaian actress
- Yvonne Rust (1922–2002), New Zealand potter
- Yvonne Ryding (b. 1962), Miss Universe 1984
- Yvonne Stokes, Australian mathematician
- Yvonne Strahovski (b. 1982), Australian actress
- Yvonne Thompson, British business leader
- Yvonne Tobis (b. 1948), Israeli Olympic swimmer
- Yvonne van Gennip (b. 1964), Dutch Olympic speed skater
- Yvonne Yip (b. 1990), Hong Kong swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events
- Yvonne Yung (b. 1968), Chinese actress and beauty pageant titleholder
- Yvonne Ziegler (1902–1988), French resistance fighter, artist, educator
Fictional characters
[edit]- Miss Yvonne,Pee-wee's Playhouse character
- Yvonne Atkins, character from the British drama seriesBad Girls; portrayed byLinda Henry
- Yvonne Casey, character from the Britishsoap opera,Coronation Street; portrayed byYvonne O'Grady
- Yvonne Cotton, character from the British soap opera,EastEnders; portrayed byPauline McLynn
- Yvonne Doyle (Fair City), character from the Irish soap operaFair City; portrayed byCiara O'Callaghan.
- Yvonne Jeffries, character from the New Zealand soap operaShortland Street; portrayed by Alison Quigan
- Yvonne Parker, character from American drama seriesOrange Is the New Black, portrayed byLorraine Toussaint
- Yvonne Teasley,Beverly Hills, 90210 character; portrayed byDenise Dowse
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