Saint-Yves
Breton/Germanic · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Saint-Yves
Saint-Yves derives from the Breton name Yves (or Ivo), which comes from the Germanic root "iv" meaning "bow" or "yew tree," though the etymology remains debated among scholars.
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Etymology
Saint-Yves derives from the Breton name Yves (or Ivo), which comes from the Germanic root "iv" meaning "bow" or "yew tree," though the etymology remains debated among scholars. The name is primarily used in French and Breton Catholic cultures, popularized by Saint Yves Helory (1253–1303), a Breton lawyer and saint venerated as the patron of lawyers and the poor.
Saint-Yves currently ranks #1,411 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1910.
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