Ivo

== English == === Etymology === Latinate form of a medieval name of Old French origin, from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (“yew, bow”). Name of French and English saints. Cognate with modern French Yves. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɪvəʊ/ === Proper noun === Ivo A male given name from the Germanic languages. ==== Usage notes ==== Used in medieval England, but rarer as a given name today. Modern American bearers of this name may be of Slavic origin. Also still used to translate the names of pre-modern figures named Yves. ==== Related terms ==== Ives Ivor Yvette Yvonne ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === VOI, Voi, OVI, vio, VoI, ovi- == Czech == === Etymology === Cognate to French Yves, and also a variant of Ivan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɪvo] === Proper noun === Ivo m anim a male given name ==== Declension ==== == Estonian == === Etymology === Short form of Ivar and, less often, of Ivan. === Proper noun === Ivo a male given name ==== Related terms ==== Aivar, Aivo, Ivar, Ivari == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Ivana (“John”) +‎ -o. Akin to Estonian Ivo. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈiʋo/, [ˈiʋo̞ˑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈiʋoi̯/, [ˈiʋo̞i̯] Rhymes: -iʋo, -iʋoi̯ Hyphenation: I‧vo === Noun === Ivo a diminutive of the male given name Ivana ==== Declension ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 98 == Italian == === Etymology === Cognate to English Ivo and French Yves. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈi.vo/ Rhymes: -ivo Hyphenation: Ì‧vo === Proper noun === Ivo m a male given name === Anagrams === Vio, Voi, ovi-, voi == Latvian == === Etymology === First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1962. Shortened from Ivars, also cognate to English Ivo, with ultimately the same Germanic meaning "yew, bow (of yew)". === Proper noun === Ivo m a male given name ==== Related terms ==== Ivars, Aivars Iveta === References === Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN [1] Population Register of Latvia: Ivo was the only given name of 2324 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Two possible origins: Latinate form of a medieval name of Old French origin, from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (“yew, bow”). Name of French and English saints. Cognate with French Yves. Short form of Ivan. Doublet of João, Ian, Jean, Ruan, and Geovane, all equivalents to English John. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ivu Hyphenation: I‧vo === Proper noun === Ivo m (plural Ivos, feminine Iva, feminine plural Ivas) a male given name ==== Derived terms ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === A hypocoristic form of Ivan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ǐːʋo/ === Proper noun === Ívo m anim (Cyrillic spelling И́во) a male given name == Slovak == === Proper noun === Ivo m pers (diminutive Ivko) a male given name === Further reading === “Ivo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026