Yves

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Can Yves be used for a girl?

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

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!

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?

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!)

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

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

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

No.

Use Eve if that's the sound you want.

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

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.

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?

It's not like calling a girl John.

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

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

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

"It's not like calling a girl John"

Yes it is. Exactly.

No. It’s silly.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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'

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

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

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