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Yves

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lrliml · 10/05/2017 03:11

Can Yves be used for a girl?

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Sukitakeitoff · 12/05/2017 13:32

None of those sound exactly like John though - just vaguely similar but not enough to cause confusion. We're talking actual homophones.

AntigoneJones · 12/05/2017 13:29

Jean?

AntigoneJones · 12/05/2017 13:29

" There is no female name that sounds like "john "

Joan? Joanne?
Joanna?

Sukitakeitoff · 12/05/2017 13:27

I pronounce both "Francis". Maybe it varies regionally.

00100001 · 12/05/2017 08:05

Hmm I've only ever heard them the same. However, if it helps you, use Jo/Joe in my example.

They definitely sound the same. Just like Eve/Yves sound that same.

BertrandRussell · 12/05/2017 07:55

No. the male pronounciation is FrancIs, the female FrancEs.

00100001 · 12/05/2017 07:45

Where as "John" you would know that it is a boy (99.9999%)

00100001 · 12/05/2017 07:43

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

Sukitakeitoff · 12/05/2017 07:16

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

MuvaWifey77 · 11/05/2017 22:16

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

CeriBerry · 11/05/2017 11:04

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'

squoosh · 10/05/2017 12:20

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

BertrandRussell · 10/05/2017 11:57

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.

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lrliml · 10/05/2017 11:57

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

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squoosh · 10/05/2017 11:50

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

00100001 · 10/05/2017 11:49

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 · 10/05/2017 11:33

No. It’s silly.

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

BertrandRussell · 10/05/2017 11:28

"It's not like calling a girl John"

Yes it is. Exactly.

CricketRuntAndRashers · 10/05/2017 11:22

001

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

Sophronia · 10/05/2017 11:19

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

00100001 · 10/05/2017 11:16

It's not like calling a girl John. Confused

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

CricketRuntAndRashers · 10/05/2017 10:58

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?

VikingVolva · 10/05/2017 07:44

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.

Plantpot83 · 10/05/2017 07:38

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

SuperBeagle · 10/05/2017 06:50

No.

Use Eve if that's the sound you want.

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