Baby name

STABLE UNISEX · GERMANIC-FRENCH-PORTUGUESE
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Ivone

/ee · VOH · nee/


“Yew tree”

Portuguese form of Yvonne, from the Germanic yew-tree root; brought to Portugal and Brazil via French influence in the early 20th century.

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warm

How it ages.

Retro in Brazil - sounds like a mid-century aunt, which will eventually make it charming again.

The cultural moment.

Common in Brazil from the 1930s-1960s; now clearly dated.