Yves

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French Yves. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈiːv/ Rhymes: -iːv === Proper noun === Yves A male given name from French == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Yves, from French Yves, from Celtic or Germanic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔibes/ [ˈʔi.bes̪] (English-influenced) IPA(key): /ˈiːv/ === Proper noun === Yves (Badlit spelling ᜁᜊᜒᜐ᜔ or ᜁᜊ᜔) a male given name from English [in turn from French] == French == === Etymology === Unclear still today, either short form of Germanic or Celtic compound names beginning with iv- "yew" - see Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (“yew”) and Proto-Celtic *iwos (“yew”), both from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (“yew”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iv/ === Proper noun === Yves m a male given name, borne by two French saints, and known in medieval romance ==== Related terms ==== male given names: Jean-Yves, Yvon female given names: Yvette, Yvonne, Maryvonne === References ===