Yves (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Yves


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pronunciation= /iːv/
gender = Male
meaning = yew
region = Francophone countries
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related names = Erwan, Evette, Ives, Ivet, Iveta, Ivette, Ivo, Iwo, Yvette, Yvo
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Yves, pronounced|iv, is a common French male given name that is derived from the Indo-European root "iwa" which gave "uvos" in Gaulish (it is found also in the Welsh "ywen" , Irish "ēo" and in Old English "" , all of these meaning yew). [ [http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=yves Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Yves ] ] [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Yves] Related names include Erwan, Evette, Ives, Ivet, Iveta, Ivette, Ivo, Iwo, Yvette (the feminine form of Yves), Yvo, Yvon, Yvonne and many other diminutives (mainly from Brittany) . [ [http://www.behindthename.com/php/related.php?name=yves Behind the Name: Search Results ] ]

Actors

* Jean-Yves Berteloot (b. 1958), French actor
* Yves Amyot (b. 1969), Canadian actor
* Yves Michel-Beneche (b. 1993), a.k.a. Yves Beneche, American actor
* Yves Montand (1921–1991), French/Italian singer and actor

Artists

*Yves Behar, Swiss designer
* Jean-Yves Couliou (1916–1995), French painter
* Pierre-Yves Pelletier, Canadian graphic designer
* Yves Chaland (1957–1990), French cartoonist and writer
* Yves Klein (1928–1962), French artist
* Yves Netzhammer (b. 1970), Swiss artist
* Yves Rodier, Canadian cartoonist
* Yves Tanguy (1900–1955), French surrealist painter

Athletes

* Jean-Yves Adam, French race car driver
* Jean-Yves Cuendet (b. 1970), Swiss Olympic nordic combined skier
* Jean-Yves Leroux (b. 1976), Canadian ice hockey player
* Jean-Yves Roy (ice hockey) (b. 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
* Pierre-Yves André (b. 1974), French footballer
* Yves Allegro (b. 1978), Swiss tennis player
* Yves Archambault (b. 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
* Yves Beaudoin (b. 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
* Yves Belanger (b. 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
* Yves Colleu, French footballer
* Yves Deroff (b. 1978), French footballer
* Yves Dreyfus (b. 1931), French Olympic épée fencer
* Yves du Manoir (b. 1904), French rugby player
* Yves Edwards (b. 1976), Bahamian mixed martial arts fighter
* Yves Giraud-Cabantous (1904–1973), French Formula One driver
* Yves Herbet (b. 1945), French footballer and manager
* Yves Makabu-Makalambay (b. 1986), Belgian footballer
* Yves Mankel (b. 1970), German Olympic luger
* Yves Parlier (b. 1960), French sailor
* Yves Racine (b. 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
* Yves Saint-Martin (b. 1941), French jockey
* Yves Sarault (b. 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
* Yves Triantafyllos, French/Greek footballer
* Yves Vanderhaeghe (b. 1970), Belgian footballer

Business people

* Yves Béhar (b. 1967), a Swiss-born industrial designer, founder of fuseproject
* Yves Fortier (lawyer) (b. 1935), Canadian lawyer, diplomat, and businessman
* Yves Lamoureux, co-founder of Clickteam products
* Yves Rocher, entrepreneur and founder of the Yves Rocher cosmetic product line
* Yves Saint-Laurent (1936–2008), French fashion designer

Diplomats

* Yves Bashonga, American diplomat
* Yves Gagnon, Canadian ambassador to Argentina and Paraguay

Directors

* Yves Allégret (1907–1987), French film director
* Yves Caumon (b. 1964), French film director
* Yves Ciampi (1921–1982), French film director
* Yves Lavandier (b. 1959), French film director
* Yves P. Pelletier (b. 1961), Canadian director, actor, and comedian
* Yves Robert (1920–2002), French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer
* Yves Simoneau (b. 1955), Canadian television director

Economists

* Yves Balasko (b. 1945), French economist
* Yves Guyot (1843–1928), French economist and politician

Fictional characters

* Yves Adele Harlow, character in "The X-Files"
* Yves Massarde, character in the Clive Cussler novel and film "Sahara"
*In the RPG In Nomine Yves is Heaven's archangel of Destiny, the only non angel Archangel and is the first being that god created.

Lawyers

* Yves Bot (b. 1947), French magistrate
* Yves Lainé (b. 1937), French lawyer and politician
* Yves Pratte (1925–1988), Canadian lawyer and jurist

Musicians

* Jean-Yves Bosseur (b. 1947), French composer and writer
* Jean-Yves Thibaudet (b. 1961), French pianist
* Yves Beaupré (b. 1954), Canadian electroacoustic music composer and harpsichordist
* Yves Carbonne, French jazz musician
* Yves Daoust (b. 1946), Canadian electroacoustic music composer and pianist
* Yves Deruyter, Belgian DJ and artist
* Yves Duteil (b. 1949), singer, songwriter, and politician
* Yves Nat (1890–1956), French composer and pianist
* Yves Prin (b. 1933), French composer, conductor, and pianist
* Yves Vandichel, a.k.a. DJ Yves, Belgian DJ and producer
* Yves Huts (b. 1979) Dutch bass player for the band Epica
* Yves Passarell (b.1969) Brazilian guitarist for the band Capital Inicial
* DJ Whoo Kid, Yves Mondesir, G-Unit's official DJ

Politicians

* Jean-Yves Laforest (b. 1949), Canadian politician and MP
* Jean-Yves Roy (b. 1949), Canadian politician
* José Yves Limantour (1854–1935), former Mexican Secretary of Finance
* Yves-Marie Adeline (b. 1960), French politician and founder of the political party Alliance Royale
* Yves Cochet, French politician
* Yves Ducharme (b. 1958), Canadian politician and mayor
* Yves Fauqueur (b. 1948), Prefect of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
* Yves Guérin-Sérac, French politician and activist
* Yves Lacoste (b. 1929), French geographer and geopolitician
* Yves Lessard (b. 1943), Canadian politician and MP
* Yves Leterme (b. 1960), Belgian politician
* Yves Michaud (b. 1930), Canadian politician and the center of the controversial Michaud Affair
* Yves Prévost (1908–1997), Canadian politician and lawyer
* Yves Rocheleau (b. 1944), Canadian politician and MP
* Yves Séguin (b. 1951), former Canadian politician

cientists

* Jean-Yves Béziau (b.1965) , Swiss professor, mathematician, and researcher
* Jean-Yves Girard, French logician
* Jean-Yves Verd'hurt, French Egyptologist
* Yves Aubry, Canadian ornithologist
* Yves Chauvin (b. 1930), French chemist and Nobel Prize Laureate
* Yves Colin de Verdière, French mathematician and physicist
* Yves Coppens (b. 1934), French anthropologist and co-discoverer of Lucy
* Yves Delage (1854–1920), French zoologist
* Yves Fortier (geologist) (b. 1914), Canadian geologist
* Yves Laszlo, French mathematician
* Yves Marie André (1675–1764), French mathematician and essayist
* Yves Meyer (b. 1939), French mathematician and scientist
* Yves Morin (b. 1929), Canadian cardiologist, physician, scientist, and former Senator
* Yves Rocard (1903–1992), French physicist

Writers

* Frédéric-Yves Jeannet (b. 1959), French novelist, criticm and interviewer
* Yves Arman (1954–1989), born Yves Fernandez, American art dealer, collector, and writer
* Yves Beauchemin (b. 1941), Canadian novelist
* Yves Bonnefoy (b. 1923), French poet and essayist
* Yves De Wolf-Clément (b. 1967), Rwandan writer
* Yves Engler, Canadian writer and political activist
* Yves Fremion (b. 1940), French science fiction writer
* Yves Meynard (b. 1964), Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer
* Yves Thériault (1915–1983), Canadian writer
* Yves Urvoy, French historian and writer

Other people

* Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre (1842–1909), French occultist
* Jean-Yves Pollock, French linguist and professor
* Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (1734–1797), Breton explorer
* Yves Chaudron, French art forger
* Yves Congar (1904–1995), French Dominican priest and theologian
* Yves Godard (French officer) (1911-1975), French soldier
* Yves Langlois (b. 1947), a.k.a. Pierre Seguin, Canadian terrorist as a member of the FLQ
* Yves le Prieur (1885–1963), French inventor and military man
* Yves Leopold Germain Gaston, French patriarch
* Yves Pouliquen (b. 1931), French doctor
* Yves Rossy (b. 1959), Swiss pilot and inventor
* Yves Rousseau, French aviator

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