Baby name

STABLE GIRL · FRENCH-GERMANIC
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Yvette

/ee · VET/


“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.

evette

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.