About the name Yvette
Yvette is Yves given a French feminine ending, and the root is the yew tree that made medieval bows. It is crisp in a way that Yvonne, its sister name, is not.
Yvette is a girl name of French, from Germanic origin, pronounced ee-VETT. On the NameRarity scale it scores 62 out of 100, which places it in the rare band — recognisable but seldom used. Distinctive without needing to be spelled out twice. Its strongest period was the 1960s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Yvette?
Yvette currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 33 people per million carry it — about 1 in 30,303. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Yvette
- Yvette CooperBritish politician
Spellings and variants of Yvette
Names similar to Yvette
Yvonne
ee-VON
Yew wood
Charlotte
SHAR-lot
Free man, petite and feminine form of Charles
Colette
koh-LET
Victory of the people
Della
DELL-ah
Noble
Gillian
JIL-ee-an
Youthful — the English feminine of Julian
Harriet
HAIR-ee-ut
Home ruler
Rekha
RAY-kah
Line, streak, the mark drawn on a surface
Sylvia
SIL-vee-ah
From the forest
Yvette — frequently asked questions
What does the name Yvette mean?
Yvette means "Yew wood — the feminine of Yves". It is a name of French, from Germanic origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Yvette?
Yvette is pronounced ee-VETT, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Yvette?
Yvette scores 62 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it rare. Roughly 1 in every 30,303 people carry it — about 33 per million.
What is the numerology number for Yvette?
Yvette carries the expression number 7, known as The Seeker. Its soul urge number is 1 and its personality number is 6.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Yvette?
The lucky number for Yvette is 7 (with 16, 25, 34 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Deep Violet. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Sapphire.