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Yvonne (female)

Variants:Iwonna (F)
Derivative(s):Maryvonne (F)
Lesser Synonym(s):Yvette (F)
Can be spelt:Evon (F) Evonne (F)
Masculine form:Yves (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Old French, probably "yew wood". Derived, as is Yvette, from the male name Yves, itself derived from a Germanic name representing "the yew tree".
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