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Yevette
How to Pronounce Yevette
Pronounced yih-VET /jɪˈvɛt/Medium
Meaning: Yevette is a respelling of Yvette, the French feminine diminutive of Yves, from a Germanic element meaning 'yew' (the wood of bows, hence an archer's tree). The Ye- spelling simply sounds out the name's opening for English readers.Medium
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Yevette is a respelling of Yvette, the French diminutive of Yves, from a Germanic word for 'yew,' the wood traditionally used for bows. It rode the mid-century American taste for French -ette names and reached its high near 1968.
Yevette stayed the rarer variant beside Yvette and eased off after the 1970s. It keeps Yvette's French elegance in a sound-it-out spelling; Yvette, Yvonne, and Annette are its closest kin.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Yevette mean?
Yevette is a respelling of Yvette, a French diminutive of Yves, from a Germanic word for 'yew.'
How do you pronounce Yevette?
It's said yih-VET /jɪˈvɛt/ — two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Yevette a boy or girl name?
Yevette is used as a girl's name, a spelling of Yvette.
How popular is Yevette?
Yevette is uncommon. It was a mid-century respelling of Yvette that peaked in the late sixties and has faded since.