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Yvonne was almost my name, after my mother's childhood friend.

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It's a good name, I like it.

I like Yvonne. I like that it's unusual but recognizable. It looks a bit strange because of the Yv part, so I might consider spelling it Evonne.

I like it fine and I'd think it was a good choice. It is sort of cool retro, IMO. I think of it as similar to Sheila, Heidi, Denise, Deirdre, Tanya - dated foreign-trendy names in the US. But not too negatively dated because it wasn't ever terribly popular.

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I prefer Yvette over Yvonne, for whatever that's worth. I thought Yvonne sounded aloof and glamorous when I was a little girl in the 70s, and that idea clings a little, and it's nms. But it doesn't seem like too much for a baby now.

I would be thrilled to meet a newborn named Yvonne.

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I love it because it is pretty, but tends to be overlooked.

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I do think she would have problems with people correctly pronouncing and spelling her name, though.

Yvonne is one of my favorite names. It's both chic and solid - something a girl can have her whole life. Both "Evie" and "Vonnie" can possibly be nicknames, though I'm not partial to Vonnie. And it starts with a 'y' which is a cool, unusual letter to start a name.

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I would probably be taken aback, to be honest. It seems like such a random name, almost. It's not cool-retro like Olive or Hester or Matilda... it's sort of a limbo-name like Brenda or Linda or Denise or something. I'd think "I can't believe people are still naming babies this" because it's not so old it's new again, you know?

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But after some time I would probably love it. I know of a six year old Wendy and at first I was like "lol what? Who would named their baby Wendy" but it grew on me real fast.

Love it. Yvonne is an overlooked gem. It's very serene and mature (in a good way).

I think it's a nice name but it doesn't especially draw me.

I think it's a beautiful name. I'd be surprised to hear it on a new baby, especially in the first name slot. It's an elegant, grown-up kind of name, but hasn't been used enough to seem especially dated.