Details for the forename Yvonne

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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".