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I met an Ivone semi-recently, pronounced sort of like ee-VOHN. I think it's really pretty.

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Yvonne and Yvette are also pretty names, I prefer Yvonne

I absolutely love them both and think it's time they came back into fashion. They have a timeless elegance. I slightly prefer Yvonne.

Yvonne

I like both names and have encountered both in the wild although neither were kids. I would like to see both rise in popularity along with Yolanda and Ivo.

I like both but prefer Yvette because of the sound. It's less stern than Yvonne. Both names could work nowadays.

I think they could both make a Comeback. I prefer Yvette, it feels a bit more fresh and energetic to me.

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I used to really dislike Yvonne because it was a common name for people of a certain age, and all I could think of was a grumpy secretary or mean auntie when I heard the name. But now I appreciate it a bit more. It's got a kind of staid glamour to it.

Both nice, prefer Yvette, i think they work well now, with other Eve names popular at the moment

I prefer the softer sound of Yvonne slightly more than abrupt Yvette.

The -onne ending always seems less cutesy to me than -ette. Yvette is okay. I prefer Evette because it avoids the occasional (mis)pronunciation "Yee-vet".

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I like Yvonne alright. I like Yvon even more. I'd be willing to name a daughter Yvon (but probably not Yvonne) if my husband really wanted it.
-onne isn't cutesy but it's so much "frillier" than -on, the extra letters feel more dated to me, and I don't feel like Yvon is very gendered. It's the same -on as in Marion and Alison, and there are virtually zero men named Yvon here in the US. I think people would accept Yvon as a gal name just like they'd accept Rory, Noa, Reese etc. So I think Yvon (f) would work better in modern times than Yvonne.

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But both Yvonne and Yvette could work in modern times, sure. Neither of them has an ugly image or strong negative associations for me.

I've got a distant Yvonne cousin; haven't seen her for decades. I prefer Yvette, but they're both OK.

I prefer Yvonne over Yvette. Both being French names, I think they sound a bit better in French. I think they could definitely work in modern times. For whatever reason, Yvette feels both more girly and childish, whereas Yvonne seems more mature.

This message was edited 7/25/2024, 12:14 PM

I prefer Yvonne. I know someone my age named that, and I think it’s lovely. Yvette is fine, but I don’t love it. Yvonne feels more modern.