Baby name
STABLE
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 Yvette
/ee · VET/
Meaning
“Yew tree”
French feminine diminutive of Yves, from the Germanic name Ivo meaning 'yew tree'; the yew was associated with longevity and archery in Germanic culture.
Nicknames
evette
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Carries French mid-century chic; currently poised between dated and about-to-revive.
The cultural moment.
Common in France and among French-influenced naming in the US through the 1950s and 1960s.