You can't "translate" first names, you need to respect the spelling in the original language. But if you want to know about the origins of "Jean-Yves", "Jean" obviously means "John", and "Yves" means "yew" (the tree) and I don't think it has an equivalent in English. "Ivan" has a totally different origin, it can't be used to translate "Yves".
Composed first names are very common in French, it could be the first names of the two grand fathers, or a name chosen by the parents plus the name of a special person, like the child's godfather, or the second name could be from a special event, for instance "Jean-Noël" for someone born around Christmas.
French male composed names frequently start with "Jean", female's with "Anne" or "Marie".
You can't "translate" first names, you need to respect the spelling in the original language. But if you want to know about the origins of "Jean-Yves", "Jean" obviously means "John", and "Yves" means "yew" (the tree) and I don't think it has an equivalent in English. "Ivan" has a totally different origin, it can't be used to translate "Yves". Composed first names are very common in French, it could be the first names of the two grand fathers, or a name chosen by the parents plus the name of a special person, like the child's godfather, or the second name could be from a special event, for instance "Jean-Noël" for someone born around Christmas. French male composed names frequently start with "Jean", female's with "Anne" or "Marie".
Probably the French girl's name Yvette - which is the feminine form of Yves
Yvonne is a French girls name, it means 'yew tree'.
Yvette is a French name meaning "The Archer" Someone who owns a crossbow and arrow
Evan is a French first name used mainly in Brittany (the westernmost tip of France). It is related to "Yves", which is much less trendy but was very popular in Brittany, but also in other French regions.
Le oui d'Yves is a French equivalent of the English phrase "Yves' 'yes'." The masculine singular phrase translates literally into English as "the yes of Yves." The pronunciation will be "le wea deev" in French.
No, "Yve" is not a traditionally French name. It is more common as a surname or variant of the name "Eve."
You can't "translate" first names, you need to respect the spelling in the original language. But if you want to know about the origins of "Jean-Yves", "Jean" obviously means "John", and "Yves" means "yew" (the tree) and I don't think it has an equivalent in English. "Ivan" has a totally different origin, it can't be used to translate "Yves". Composed first names are very common in French, it could be the first names of the two grand fathers, or a name chosen by the parents plus the name of a special person, like the child's godfather, or the second name could be from a special event, for instance "Jean-Noël" for someone born around Christmas. French male composed names frequently start with "Jean", female's with "Anne" or "Marie".
Yves is a male first name. It has no special meaning.
Yvette is a French feminine form of the name Yves. Yves means "yew."
Eve - a Feminine name in English.
That is a correct spelling of the male given name Yves. It is from French and has a German variant Ivo.
Yves is a French name. Most likely, you are being asked to supply the French word for "words", which is "mots."
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Yvonne is a French girl's name and is a feminine form of Yves.
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Probably the French girl's name Yvette - which is the feminine form of Yves