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Yvaine is the feminine form of the French Yvain, an Arthurian name from the French cycle. Its origin is dark and argued, because the character corresponds to the Welsh character Owein/Owain and perhaps the name is related but some reliable scholars (Dauzat, for instance) think that Yvain is derivate from Yves, through the Breton form Yven. However, it seems clear that if Owein/Owain (character and name) is the origin of Yvain, it was attracted by Yves.

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You have a real example of use of Yvaine: Yvaine Buffelan-Lanore, emerit professor of laws at the Université de Cergy-Pontoise.

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(I think that in some versions of Chrétien's Yvain, the name appears spelled Yvaine, but I'm not sure about that.)

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