Ivo

German
"yew wood, archer"

Ivo Origin and Meaning

The name Ivo is a boy's name of German, Irish, Dutch origin meaning "yew wood, archer".

Ivo is an unusual, catchy name with the energetic impact of all names ending in 'o'. Hardly heard in the U.S., it is used a bit more frequently in England, as is the related Ivor, a favorite of such novelists as Evelyn Waugh and P.G. Wodehouse. Ivo is currently most popular in the Netherlands.

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Ivo Popularity

Famous People Named Ivo

  • Saint Ivo of Ramsey
    Cornish bishop
  • Saint Ivo of Chartres
    French bishop
  • Saint Ivo of Kermartin
    Breton priest
  • Ivo Andric
    Bosnian,born Yugoslavian novelist and poet
  • Ivo van Hove
    Belgian theater director
  • Ivo Graham
    English comedian
  • Ivo Karlović
    Croatian tennis player
  • Ivo Fiedler (b. 2013)
    son of Astrid Fiedler

Ivo in Pop Culture

  • Ivo Robotnik aka Dr. Eggman
    villain in Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Professor Ivo
    a villainous scientist in DC Comics
  • Ivo Shandor
    character in the Ghostbusters films
  • Ivo Salvini
    main character in film The Voice of the Moon
  • Ivo Sackett
    character in Louis L'Amour's novels Sackett's Land and To the Far Blue Mountains
  • Ivo Sharktooth
    character in webcomic Girl Genius
  • Ivo
    princess in the Book of Unwritten Tales video games