Yves

[lrliml]

Can Yves be used for a girl?

[barrygetamoveonplease]

I don't know how to pronounce it.
Eve?
'Ives - like 'hives' but without an aitch?
Sorry.

[Sukitakeitoff]

Definitely a boys' name I'd say. But pronounced Eve so sounds like a girls' name. Therefore not sure it works in this country really - sorry!

[MangosteenSoda]

Only if you are planning for your daughter to never go to a French speaking country.

I have an Italian man's name that's commonly used as a female name in the UK. People do find it funny in Italy. I also get comments in Spain and France.

I think Yves is even more awkward because people in the UK (if that's where you are) will either assume male or spell it Eve.

What's wrong with the Eve spelling?

[Mrsknackered]

Just go with Eve...?
I know a male Yves, he went to a vairy posh school, and even there it was considered wanky.
Shame I quite like it but I do find it a little pretentious (and I hate using that word too describe names!)

[BertrandRussell]

No. It's a French boy's name.

[HeyCat]

No. It's a boys name pronounced eve. Spelling it yves for a girl is just silly.

[GinIsIn]

It's pronounced Eve anyway so why make her life difficult?

[SuperBeagle]

No.

Use Eve if that's the sound you want.

[Plantpot83]

It's a boys name in France, not at all unisex. Even if you don't go to France or have French connections lots of people in England know that it as a boys name so it'll still be confusing

[VikingVolva]

I don't think it works for a girl. Not only would it be risible in a francophone country, it's well enough known in UK (via Yves St Laurent) as a man's name.

[CricketRuntAndRashers]

No. I really don't think so. It's like calling a girl John (imo).
I love the name for a boy but don't think we'll ever use it, seeing as we're at least partially UK based...

Why not Eve? Yvonne or Yvette?

[00100001]

It's not like calling a girl John.

It's like calling a girl Francis rather than Frances.

[Sophronia]

Just go with Eve, or Yvette or Ysolde or something similar.

[CricketRuntAndRashers]

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I personally think it is. But that might be because I personally know more men named Yves than John...

[BertrandRussell]

"It's not like calling a girl John"

Yes it is. Exactly.

[squoosh]

No. It’s silly.

Call her Eve, and then buy yourself a YSL smoking jacket and call that Yves.

[00100001]

No... it's it's NOT like calling a girl John. There is no female name that sounds like "john". However, Frances is a girls names, that sounds exactly like Francis - the boys name.

Yves sounds exactly like Eve.
So calling girl Yves is like calling a girl Francis... not John.

[squoosh]

Except in France, where Yves sounds like eev and Eve sounds like - evv

[BertrandRussell]

To be pedantic, Frances and Francis do sound different.


But Yves and Eve are completely different, unrelated names. One a boy's name, one a girl's. Not male and female spellings of the same name. The similar sound is coincidental. So yes, exactly like calling a girl John.

[lrliml]

Haha okay I think the opinion on Yves is pretty unanimous!

[squoosh]

Good decision OP. In the words of Yves Montand 'C'est Si Bon'.

[CeriBerry]

I know a female Yves and I must admit, every time I see her I wonder why they didn't just spell it Eve! She also gets quite a few people pronouncing the s so saying it more like 'Eaves'

[MuvaWifey77]

I love how ppl suggest " just go with this name or that other one" it's a name for a child not an IKEA cushion .
I think querky is wonderful , Yves it's a breath of fresh air. Certainly a nice name for a girl in my opinion

[Sukitakeitoff]

@bertrandrussell Really? I thought Frances and Francis were pronounced exactly the same??

[00100001]

That's because they are... If someone spoke to you and said "My new friend is called Francis " you wouldn't know if they were talking about a boy or a girl.

Same for Leslie/Lesley Jo/Joe Jessie/Jesse etc