Yves

Yves
This interesting and unusual surname is of French origin, and is a patronymic, adopted from any of the various Germanic compound names with the first element "iv", "eibe", yew, bow (a weapon generally made from the supple wood of a yew tree). The popularity of these names is borne out by the number of surnames they generated, for example: in England, Ive and Ivey; in France, Erb(e), Erbain, Yve(s), Yvon, Yven and Iva(i)n; and in Italy Ivi and Ivone. The surname may also derive from the Germanic "erbe", inheritance, heir, and would have been a nickname given to the heir of a big estate, or to one who inherited riches. The creation of surnames from nicknames was a common practice in the Middle Ages, and many modern-day surnames derive from medieval nicknames referring to personal characteristics. Catherina, daughter of Vert and Catherina Erbe, was christened on June 3rd 1572, at St. Jacobi, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany. The marriage of Phebe Erbe and Thomas Kyddall took place at St. Vedast Foster Lane, London, on July 19th 1574. On August 20th 1736, Philbert Erbee married Margueritt Huart, at St. Marcel, Ardennes, France. A Coat of Arms granted to the Erbe family of Strasbourg depicts two black wings in lure, charged with a silver crescent, on a gold shield. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Hans Erbe, which was dated May 27th 1571, marriage to Agnes Streubel at St. Michael, Zeitz, Sachsen, Germany, during the reign of Maximilian 11, known as "The Habsburg Emperor", 1564 - 1576. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • yves — yves …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Yves — es un nombre de pila francés. Está emparentado con Ivo y Evo. Puede hacer referencia a: Personajes Jacques Yves Cousteau (1910 1997), explorador e investigador francés. Yves Allégret (1907 1987),director de cine francés. Yves Chaland (1957 1990) …   Wikipedia Español

  • Yves — steht für Yves (Charente Maritime), Gemeinde in der französischen Region Poitou Charentes Ives, englischer Bischof, gestorben 1003, begraben in St. Ives (Südostengland) Ivo (Yves) Helory, bretonischer Advokat im 14. Jahrhundert (Schutzheiliger… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Yves — may refer to:* Yves, Charente Maritime, a commune of the Charente Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), people with the given name Yves …   Wikipedia

  • Yves — (spr. Jhw), Charles, geb. 1667 in Viotte, war Wund u. Augenarzt in Paris u. st. 1731; er hat namentlich die Lehre von den Augenkrankheiten sehr gefördert durch seine Schrift: Nouveau traité des maladies des yeux, Par. 1722, Amst. 1767 (engl. Lond …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Yves — m French: from a Germanic personal name representing a short form of various compound names containing the element iv ‘yew’ (cf. Old Norse ýr, as in IVOR (SEE Ivor)). The final s is the mark of the Old French nominative case. The name was… …   First names dictionary

  • Yves — (as used in expressions) Bonnefoy Yves Cousteau Jacques Yves Klein Yves Montand Yves Saint Laurent Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Tanguy Yves Lafayette Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier marquis de * * * …   Universalium

  • Yves — (as used in expressions) Bonnefoy, Yves Cousteau, Jacques Yves Klein, Yves Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marqués de Montand, Yves Saint Laurent, Yves (Henri Donat Mathieu) Tanguy, Yves …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Yves — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Prénom Yves est un prénom masculin d origine germanique Ivo. Plusieurs autres prénoms sont des dérivés, traduction, ou assimilé à saint Yves (fêté le même …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Yves — (PR Erwan, Erwana, Yvon, Yvonne, Yvanna, Youenn) (Ivone) • Yves de Chartres, né en 1040, près de Beauvais, étudia à l abbaye du Bec avec saint Anselme, sous Lanfranc, chanoine régulier à Beauvais en 1078, puis évêque de Chartres. en 1091, sacré à …   Dictionnaire des saints

  • Yves — Provenance. Vient du celte yv Signifie : if, arbuste Se fête le 19 mai. Histoire. Saint Yves est né en 1253 dans les Côtes d Armor. Il étudia la théologie à Paris et le droit à Orléans et fut nommé juge ecclésiatique à Rennes, puis curé de… …   Dictionnaire des prénoms français, arabes et bretons

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