Name:
Yvette
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
Germanic
Meaning:
Yvette originates in Germanic languages and means "of the yew tree". It is a feminine form of Yves, a popular French masculine name, the famous bearer being the French fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent. Yvette is the name of a river in northern France and also the name of Guy de Maupassant's 1884 short story. As a feminine given name it is not as popular in the United States as in other, mostly European countries.
Pronunciation:
i-VET
The Five Elements:
Wood
Also Spelled Like...:
Evette
Ivet
Iveta
Ivette
Yvet
Yveta
Yvett
Yvetta
Yvonne
Famous Yvette:
Yvette Centeno : published author
Yvette Clarke : politician
Yvette Mimieux : actress
Yvette Nelson : musician
Yvette Nolan : writer