Yvette

French, feminine of Yves
"yew tree"

Yvette Origin and Meaning

The name Yvette is a girl's name of French origin meaning "yew tree".

This French name has the elegance of other '-ette' names such as Colette and is a botanical name without being too obvious about it.

# 902 in the US

Yvette Rank in US Top 1000

# 622 on Nameberry

Yvette Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Yvette Popularity

Famous People Named Yvette

  • Yvette Renee Wilson
    American actress
  • Yvette Carmen Mimieux
    American actress
  • Yvette Fielding
    English broadcaster, producer and actress
  • Yvette Nicole Brown
    American actress and comedienne
  • Yvette Diane Clarke
    U.S. Congresswoman from New York
  • Yvette Prieto Jordan
    wife of basketball player Michael Jordan
  • Yvette Cooper
    English MP and shadow home secretary
  • Yvette Guilbert
    French Belle Epoque cabaret singer
  • Yvette Freeman
    American actress
  • Yvette Iola Vickers
    American model, actress and singer
  • Yvette Monreal
    American actress
  • Yvette Nipar
    American actress
  • Yvette Winifred Williams
    New Zealand Olympic long jumper
  • Robin Yvette Allen aka The Lady of Rage
    American rapper

Yvette in Pop Culture

  • Yvette Schumacher
    character in "Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac" by Gabrielle Zevin
  • "Yvette
    " short story by Guy de Maupassant
  • Yvette Carte
    Blanche, character on British TV's 'Allo 'Allo!
  • Yvette
    codename on British TV's "Secret Army"
  • Yvette Saywell
    main character in D.H. Lawrence's "The Virgin and the Gipsy"
  • Yvette
    character in movie "Clue"
  • Yvette
    one of the Groovy Girls dolls
  • Yvette Ubetcha
    character in animated series "The Fairly OddParents"
  • Yvette
    character in film "Baby Boy"

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