Yvette

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Yvette (/iːˈvɛt/, /ɪ-/) is a feminine given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means 'yew' or 'archer' in some cases.

Variations

• Catalan: Ivet
• Czech: Iveta (rarely Yveta)
• Dutch: Yvette, Yvet
• English: Yvette, Yvet, Yvett
• French: Yvet, Yvette
• German: Yvet, Yvett, Ivet
• Greek: Yvet
• Hungarian: Ivett
• Italian: Ivette
• Polish: Iweta
• Portuguese: Ivete
• Russian: Иветта (Ivetta)
• Spanish: Ivette, Iveth
• Swedish: Yvet, Ivet
• Ukrainian: Іветта (Ivetta)

Name days

• Czech Republic: 7 June
• Hungary: 13 January, 6 May and 29 June
• Poland: 13 January
• Slovakia: 27 May
• Bulgaria: 24 June ("Eniovden")
• Latvia: 12 December

Notable people

• Yvette Alexander (born 1961), U.S. politician
• Yvette Amice, (1936–1993), French mathematician
• Yvette Andréyor (1891–1962), French silent film actress
• Yvette Angel (born 1963), American basketball player and coach
• Yvette Baker (born 1968), British orienteer
• Yvette Barbaza (1914–2009), French geographer
• Yvette Biro, Hungarian essayist, screenwriter, and professor emerita
• Yvetta Blanarovičová, Slovak actress and singer
• Yvette Borup Andrews (1891–1959), American photographer
• Yvette Brind'Amour (1918–1992), Canadian actor
• Yvette Cason, U.S. film and television actress
• Yvette Chauviré (1917–2016), French prima ballerina
• Yvette Clarke (born 1964), U.S. politician
• Yvette Cooper (born 1969), British politician
• Yvette Coppersmith (born 1980), Australian artist
• Yvette D'Ath (born 1970), Australian politician
• Yvette Devereaux, U.S. conductor
• Yvette Espinosa (1911–1992), English ballerina and ballet teacher
• Yvette Estermann (born 1967), Swiss politician
• Yvette Fielding (born 1968), British broadcaster and actress
• Yvette Flores, U.S. child actress for the Kidsongs videos and TV show
• Yvette Flunder (born 1955), U.S. bishop and singer
• Yvette Fontaine (born 1946), Belgian racing driver
• Yvette Freeman (born 1957), U.S. actress
• Yvette Giraud (1916–2014), French singer
• Yvette Girouard, U.S. softball coach
• Yvette Guilbert (1867–1944), French cabaret singer and actress
• Yvette Higgins (born 1978), Australian water polo player
• Yvetta Hlaváčová (born 1975), Czech swimmer
• Yvette Jaggi (born 1941), Swiss politician
• Yvette Jarvis, U.S./Greek athlete, politician, actress and model
• Yvette Kane (born 1953), U.S. judge
• Yvette Kong (born 1993), Hong Kong competitive Olympic swimmer
• Yvette Lapointe (1912–1994), Canadian pioneer of Quebec comics
• Yvette Lee Bowser (born 1965), U.S. television writer and producer
• Yvette Lewis (athlete) (born 1985), Panamaian track and field athlete
• Yvette Lu, Canadian independent film and stage actress, singer, composer, writer and producer
• Yvette Marie Stevens (born 1953), American singer, better known as Chaka Khan
• Yvette Michele (born 1972), U.S. R&B singer
• Yvette Mimieux (1942–2022), U.S. film and television actress
• Yvette Nicole Brown (born 1971), U.S. actress
• Yvette Nipar (born 1964), American actress
• Yvette of Huy (1158–1228), Christian prophetess and anchoress
• Yvette Overdyck, New Zealand architect
• Yvette Rekangali, Gabonese politician
• Yvette Roudy (born 1929), French politician
• Yvette Sylvander, one half of Swedish cover model twins Yvette and Yvonne Sylvander
• Yvette Tollar, Canadian jazz vocalist
• Yvette Vickers (1928–2010s), U.S. actress, pin-up model and singer
• Yvette Williams (1929–2019), New Zealand athlete
• Yvette Wilson (1964–2012), U.S. comedian and actress
• Yvette Young, American musician

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Yvette

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